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1000s protest as Poland government battles court

14 March 2016

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"Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Warsaw on Saturday in the latest round of a constitutional row that has put the government on a collision course with the country's top court.

Warsaw city hall estimated that around 50 000 anti-government protesters rallied outside the constitutional court which is in dispute with the government over reforms which critics say undermine judicial independence.

The demonstration came as the government refused to publish a ruling by the constitutional court abolishing the new laws."

See the article: 1000s protest as Poland government battles court (News 24, link)

See: Polish government rejects watchdog's call to publish court ruling (Radio Poland, link): "A spokesman for Poland's Law and Justice government said on Saturday that the prime minister will not publish a key ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal, despite being urged to do so by European Council watchdog the Venice Commission."

The Venice Commission report: European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission): Opinion on amendments to the act of 25 June 2016 on the constitutiona tribunal of Poland(pdf). Adopted at: 106th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
(Council of Europe, link)

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