# Poland: Protesters clash with police over sacked court chief

https://mins.news/en/item/123230

- DW, 2026-10-30 23:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/poland-protesters-clash-with-police-over-sacked-court-chief/a-79813882?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Protesters gathered outside Poland’s Constitutional Court on Friday night, prompting police to secure the grounds. The court’s website had said President Bogdan Swieczkowski and his deputy were suspended for a month. Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended the move as necessary to restore the rule of law.

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