Poland: Protesters clash with police over sacked court chief
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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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Protesters gathered outside Poland's Constitutional Court on Friday night, with authorities sending police to the scene to secure the court's grounds.
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It all comes after a statement appeared on the top court's website saying President Bogdan Swieczkowski and his deputy had been suspended for one month. Fellow judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska will lead the institution during this period.
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According to Warsaw police, officers responded to one judge who alerted them to possible threats to the safety of judges and staff.
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Swieczkowski is one of a slew of politically aligned judges who were appointed by the right-wing conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS), which governed Poland from 2015 to 2023.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk backed the move in a post on X.
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"Restoring the rule of law is our duty," Tusk said.
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"After years of PiS-led lawlessness, this is a difficult process, sometimes painful, and it requires decisive action. There is no other way," he added.
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When Tusk's center-left alliance took over after the 2023 parliamentary election, the group announced it would reverse controversial PiS government reforms in the judiciary.
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Dozens of riot police were deployed to the court as followers of PiS protested against the ousting of Swieczkowski through the evening.
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The court's official X social media account said there had been a "coup d'etat," with some chanting "Tusk traitor" as they condemned the step taken by the Tusk government.
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Right-wing Polish President Karol Nawrocki reacted to the situation by canceling a planned trip to Senegal.
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"At a moment like this, the president must be in Poland," Nawrocki said.
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Upon returning to Poland, he entered the Constitutional Court, making his way through the police barricade, his chief of staff said early on Saturday.
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"President Karol Nawrocki, accompanied by the First President of the Supreme Court, Zbigniew Kapinski, entered the Constitutional Tribunal building," Pawel Szefernaker wrote on X.
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In recent months, Nawrocki had refused to swear in five top court judges nominated by parliament.
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When these judges instead took their oath before parliament, Swieczkowski had denied them access to the building.
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