Prime Minister Donald Tusk vows to press ahead with Poland tribunal overhaul
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government would press ahead to restore Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal’s independence despite protests over its president’s suspension. Hundreds protested again; the government said suspension was necessary, while opposition critics called it a “coup d’état.” President Karol Nawrocki turned back his plane en route to Senegal and said he helped the suspended president enter the tribunal.
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Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government would press ahead with efforts to restore Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal’s independence, as hundreds protested for a second night against the suspension of its president. The government says the suspension is necessary to restore judicial independence; opposition critics have called it a “coup d’état.” Tusk wrote on X Friday that restoring the rule of law was an obligation after years of what he called lawlessness under PiS. He said the process was difficult and sometimes painful and required decisive action, adding there was no other way. President Karol Nawrocki, who opposes the government, turned back his plane en route to Senegal and said he helped the suspended president gain entry to the tribunal. Police said three protesters were detained Friday night after some threw objects at officers and tried to breach the security fence.
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AOL carries an AP report that says Tusk would press ahead with efforts to restore the tribunal’s independence as protesters gathered, and The Guardian directly reports his defense of the contested overhaul. Both reports concern the same current event and support the central claim.