Protests in Poland concerning changes to the Supreme Court

• – One who is against the constitution today is a criminal – Lech Wałesa said during a demonstration
• According to the spokesman of the Association of Polish Judges, "Justice "Bartłomiej Przymusiński" what is happening now gets us out of the EU
• chanted: "Free Court", "Wałęsa", "Free Poland"

– Really believe me that there is a danger that if we submit the courts, it will continue and so we must do everything, all forces to defend – said Walesa felt that the current situation "is classic (…) on the street." – We can not do it because we fought for democracy, for electoral cards, so we can not solve these problems. "19659005] Walesa also said that" whoever acts against the constitution today against the rule of power is a criminal. They are criminals. He added that "if the court ruins us, it could lead to a civil war. – I have a Nobel Prize and I'm peaceful, I'm not going to shoot, I'm not going to scare myself

Short, "" Wałęsa "," free Poland. "Some of them had white and red flags and the European Union, and they also brought slogans: "Constitution", "Free Court", "Hands away from the Supreme Court" SN "," There is a Constitution. can not do everything. "There were shouts of" Judges are irremovable "," Constitution "," You are breaking the constitution, we are making a revolution. "

Judge Igor Tuleya said that the defense of the Judge Independence is "a fundamental commitment" You have proven that free people can not steal free judgments, "he told the assembly, saying the judges were grateful to the participants of the manifestation – (…) we should be among the state, be humble.It is a pity that this is not the case.I hope that it will change – he added.

– Anyone who can, should be here. If this is not the case, it should be active on the Internet, be active in conversations with friends. If he can not do that, he should support those who work for the common good – encouraged, in turn, the spokesperson of the Association of Polish Judges "Iustitia" Bartłomiej Przymusiński. According to him, "what is happening (for the moment) is coming out of the European Union". If we do not stop it, we will leave this Union. Jacek Trela, president of the High Council of the Bar, stressed that "the most important is the presence of ordinary people, people who do not deal with politics on a daily basis". For him, the legislative changes "undermine the independence of the courts and cast doubt on the independence of each judge."

In the evening before the Warsaw Supreme Court, opposition politicians demonstrated, including Marcin Święcicki (PO), Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska (PO) and Rafał on Krasińscy Square, where the SN is located. . Trzaskowski (PO), Jerzy Meysztowicz (N) Protest participants protested changes to the Supreme Court

According to the Supreme Court Law, which came into existence April 3, after the After three months, Supreme Court justices who are 65 years old are retired. As a result, they cease to perform their duties as of Wednesday. They may continue to rule if, in the month following the entry into force of the new law, they make a relevant statement and provide appropriate medical certificates, and the President agrees that they will continue to be judges of the Supreme Court.

he is 65 years old. Of these 27 judges, statements regarding the willingness to remain in office with the appointment of a new law on the Supreme Court were submitted by nine. In seven subsequent declarations, the judges referred directly to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and did not include health certificates. 11 judges did not submit statements. She did not do it, among others And the president of the SN Małgorzata Gersdorf, who was already 65 years old.

The press team of the Supreme Court informed that Małgorzata Gersdorf plans to go on holiday next week. Last week, the General Assembly of SN judges unanimously adopted a resolution saying that Judge Gersdorf remains, according to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, the President of the Supreme Court until the end of the year. April 30, 2020.

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