Poland police deployed as top court chief suspended

· Politics · Poland

Polish police were deployed to the country's top court after the government suspended its president and two senior justices and moved to bring criminal charges against them. President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane back en route to Senegal on Friday after police entered the court premises. The escalation is part of a long dispute over politicisation of the Constitutional Tribunal and kicks off a showdown with the nationalist opposition ahead of a parliamentary election next year.

Why it matters：A confrontation between the government and the top court tests judicial independence in a key EU and NATO state, with possible implications for EU funding.

Key points

  • The government suspended the court's president and two justices
  • President Nawrocki turned back from a trip to Senegal
  • The dispute stems from a long fight over the Constitutional Tribunal

Sources (original reporting)

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