# Riot police deployed at Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended

https://mins.news/en/item/123434

- The Guardian, 2026-10-31 04:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/31/riot-police-deployed-to-polands-constitutional-court-after-judge-suspended

> Riot police faced protesters outside Poland’s constitutional court after judges appointed by the government suspended its president and deputy amid a long-running dispute over the court’s legitimacy. President Karol Nawrocki returned to Warsaw and tried to enter the building, condemning what he called a violation of Poland’s constitutional order.

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