Poland's president forces his way into court as police and judges hold the line President Karol Norucki has been forced to force his way into the Constitutional Court, which is now at the center of a fierce power struggle. Noruki rushed back from Senegal to deal with the crisis, only to have the judge who now claims control of the court, Anna Corwin-Piotruska, refuse entry to everyone - including the president. Outside, the courts have suspended leadership and opposition politicians are trying to get back inside, with police manning the perimeter. Protesters are pushing the gates, with reports of clashes and objects being thrown. The country is actually divided in two. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government says it is restoring the rule of law by removing a captured institution. The opposition and President Noruki call it an illegal coup. substack | talk.

Poland's president forces his way into court as police and judges hold the line President Karol Norucki has been forced to force his way into the Constitutional Court, which is now at the center of a fierce power struggle. Noruki rushed back from Senegal to deal with the crisis, only to have the judge who now claims control of the court, Anna Corwin-Piotruska, refuse entry to everyone - including the president. Outside, the courts have suspended leadership and opposition politicians are trying to get back inside, with police manning the perimeter. Protesters are pushing the gates, with reports of clashes and objects being thrown. The country is actually divided in two. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government says it is restoring the rule of law by removing a captured institution. The opposition and President Noruki call it an illegal coup. substack | talk.