Riot Police Deployed at Poland's Constitutional Court After Judge Suspension
Source Summary
Riot police were deployed outside Poland's constitutional court on Friday night after government-appointed judges suspended the court's president Bogdan Święczkowski and deputy Bartłomiej Sochański. The suspension occurred amid a decade-long dispute over the court's legal legitimacy. President Karol Nawrocki was seen struggling to gain entry to the court building in Warsaw during the tense standoff with protesters.
Why it matters
The suspension of Poland's constitutional court leadership and resulting police deployment represent an escalation in a decade-long institutional conflict over the court's legitimacy that has drawn international scrutiny of Poland's judicial independence.
