Riot police contain protesters at Polish constitutional court – video
The Guardianvia NewsData.io
Riot police faced off against demonstrators outside Poland’s constitutional court after its top judge was suspended, marking the latest escalation in a decade-long dispute over the court’s legal status. A group of government-appointed judges decided to suspend the court’s contested president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański, amid disagreements over the bench’s legitimacy. The leader of the rightwing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jarosław Kaczyński, condemned the decision as an 'assault' on the court. The court frequently ruled in favour of Polish legislation
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