Poland's President Karol Nawrocki (left) and Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
\n\nPoland's President Karol Nawrocki has accused Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government of staging a forced takeover of the country's top court, escalating a long-running political battle over control of the judiciary.
\n\nThe row erupted after Bogdan Swieczkowski, president of the Constitutional Tribunal and an appointee of the previous nationalist government, was suspended on Friday. The tribunal said its longest-serving judge, Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, had taken charge of the court following the suspension.
\n\nNawrocki, an ally of the previous Law and Justice (PiS) government, described the move as an attack on the country's constitutional order.
\n\n"Tonight, there was a breach of public order in the Republic of Poland and a forcible takeover of a constitutional body," he said in a statement read by an aide outside the court early on Saturday.
\n\nThe president had turned back mid-flight from a trip to Africa to address the situation. He subsequently headed to the court in Warsaw, where riot police were deployed as several hundred protesters gathered to demand Swieczkowski's reinstatement. Nawrocki also called for urgent political consultations.
\n\nTusk defended his government's actions, saying it was seeking to restore the rule of law. The European…
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