Poland's president turns back from Senegal trip as court chief's ousting sparks crisis
Poland's president has turned back from a trip to Senegal after the government suspended the head of the Constitutional Tribunal. Riot police were deployed at the court as hundreds of demonstrators gathered.
Riot police were deployed on Friday to Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, the country's top court, as hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest against the suspension of the court's president. The decision was made by the current pro-European government.
The move has sparked a political crisis in Poland. According to the Sky News headline, the Polish president cut short a trip to Senegal and turned back because of it.
The source does not say why the court's head was suspended, how the president will respond, or whether the protests will continue.
