Police deployed during stand-off over control of Poland's top court
What happened
Riot police were deployed at Poland's Constitutional Court in Warsaw on Friday as the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk moved against the court's top judges.
A statement on the court's website said the two had been suspended for one month, with judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska to lead the court meanwhile, according to DW.
Warsaw police said officers were sent after a judge warned of possible threats to judges and staff; police detained three people when protesters breached the fence and objects were thrown, according to The Hindu.
President Karol Nawrocki, who is aligned with the opposition Law and Justice party, turned his plane back to Warsaw while en route to Senegal.
The court said on social media that the two judges remain its legally appointed senior justices.
“Restoring the rule of law is our duty.”
BBC
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- 2026-10-30 20:52 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-10-30 21:24 UTCThe Hindu · thehindu.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 23:19 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 23:22 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-10-30 23:43 UTCSCMP via AFP · scmp.com ↗
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