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Police secure Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal as protests erupt over court chief’s suspension
Police detained three people after protesters breached the tribunal fence and threw objects at officers during a dispute over the court chief’s suspension.
- On Friday, police secured Poland's Constitutional Tribunal as dozens of protesters gathered following the suspension of its president, Bogdan Swieczkowski, with three people detained after breaching the fence.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government suspended Swieczkowski to allegedly restore judicial independence from political control the administration claims the Law and Justice party imposed during its 2015–2023 rule.
- The tribunal's website went down shortly after the announcement, preventing The Associated Press from independently verifying the suspension's official reasons; Polish President Karol Nawrocki cut short a trip to Senegal.
- Denouncing the move as a "criminal attack on the constitutional order," former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro called for "loud, firm, solidary and fearless" resistance on social media Friday evening.
- Persistent power struggles between Tusk's administration and PiS-aligned institutions have blocked judicial reforms since 2023, with Tusk acknowledging his methods may not suit everyone's preferences.
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Police secure Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal as protests erupt over court chief’s suspension
Police have secured Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal as protesters gather against the suspension of the court’s president.
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