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Police surround Polish court after its president is suspended
Riot police were deployed around Poland's Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on Friday evening. The government suspended the court's president and vice president, and the justice minister asked to strip their immunity so they can be charged. Police detained three protesters who breached the fence. President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane back from a trip to Africa. Opposition lawmakers called the move a coup, and the tribunal used the same word.
Why it matters
The dispute over who controls Poland's top court tests the rule of law in a major EU and NATO member.
Background
Poland's government under Donald Tusk and allies of the previous ruling party have fought for years over the Constitutional Tribunal. The previous government's changes to the court drew criticism from the EU. President Nawrocki is allied with the party that opposes Tusk.
The story so far
- Polish lawmakers vote to ease abortion ban, veto expected
- Police surround Polish court after its president is suspended
- Polish president and government clash over Constitutional Tribunal
- Poland's constitutional court dispute escalates
- Poland's constitutional court standoff deepens
- Poland's constitutional court crisis deepens
Sources
- BBC News ↗Oct 30, 9:11 PM ET
- South China Morning Post ↗Oct 30, 7:43 PM ET
- Al Jazeera ↗Oct 30, 7:19 PM ET
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