Polish police deployed to top court after head judge suspended
Police have been sent to a top court in Poland after its head judge was suspended. The suspension is part of a long-running dispute over the politicisation of the Constitutional Tribunal under the former government.
Police officers have been deployed to Poland's top court, which rules on whether laws comply with the constitution, after its head judge was suspended from office. The news outlet Al Jazeera reported the development.
Background
The judge's suspension is part of a long-running dispute over the politicisation of the Constitutional Tribunal under the former government. The Constitutional Tribunal is Poland's highest judicial body for reviewing whether legislation conforms to the national constitution.
What the source does not say
The available source text gives no further details. It does not say who suspended the head judge or on what grounds, how the police deployment unfolded, or how the judge and other parties responded. These questions remain open, and the next steps cannot be determined from this text.
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