Crisis in the Constitutional Court sparks protests and mobilizes police in Poland Protesters took to the streets of Warsaw amid a dispute over an order of the Constitutional Court. Police increased security and arrested participants after reports of possible threats to judges and staff. The conflict intensified after the Mossad website announced the ouster of President Bohdan Svichkovsky and his deputy. On social media, the court classified the situation as an illegal attempt to seize power and reaffirmed that Svichkovsky remains in office. Faced with the crisis, Polish President Karol Norucki cut short his trip to Senegal and decided to return to Warsaw. The police, in turn, denied that they were participating in the occupation of the court.

Crisis in the Constitutional Court sparks protests and mobilizes police in Poland Protesters took to the streets of Warsaw amid a dispute over an order of the Constitutional Court. Police increased security and arrested participants after reports of possible threats to judges and staff. The conflict intensified after the Mossad website announced the ouster of President Bohdan Svichkovsky and his deputy. On social media, the court classified the situation as an illegal attempt to seize power and reaffirmed that Svichkovsky remains in office. Faced with the crisis, Polish President Karol Norucki cut short his trip to Senegal and decided to return to Warsaw. The police, in turn, denied that they were participating in the occupation of the court.