Poland’s president joins protest amid constitutional crisis at top court
What happened
Polish President Karol Nawrocki turned back from a trip to Senegal and joined protesters outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw after judges suspended the court's head.
The suspension of chief judge Bogdan Swieczkowski, appointed under the previous Law and Justice government, came from judges backed by the government, who tried to take procedural control of the tribunal.
In a televised address on Saturday, Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed to push the overhaul through and accused Nawrocki of trying to intimidate judges.
Tusk said Dmitry Medvedev's criticism of the changes showed who stands with the opposition, and the dispute now frames next year's parliamentary election.
“In a democratic state, no politician can enter a court to issue orders or intimidate judges – not even the president”
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