Riot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended
The clashes followed a controversial decision by a group of government-appointed judges to suspend the court’s contested president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański, amid disagreements over the bench’s legitimacy.
The escalation came after the government suspended two senior justices and moved to bring criminal charges against them.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended the firing of top court President Bogdan Swieczkowski as a move to "restore the rule of law.".
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