Chaos at Poland’s constitutional court as government-backed judges seek to oust chief justice
Riot police prevented the chief justice from entering the court.
Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (TK) found itself in turmoil on Friday evening as government-backed judges attempted to remove the court's chief justice, Bogdan Święczkowski. The opposition claims this is an illegal "coup d'état". The chief justice and his supporters say the move is unconstitutional.
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