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Poland: judges halt sessions to protest planned changes
Government to restructure National Council of the Judiciary
21 April, 12:59
(ANSA) - TRIESTE - Judges in Poland took a 30-minute break
from court sessions to protest government plans to restructure
the council that enforces ethical guidelines for judges and
reviews judicial candidates, saying the changes would leave them
open to political influence.
According to AP, many judges criticize the government plan to reorganize the National Council of the Judiciary. It calls for parliament to appoint 15 of the council's 25 judges and for the current members, all appointed by judges, to be dismissed.
The opposition parties also criticized the government's plans. "We all know that the justice system is calling for a reform, but Law and Justice just wants to raze Poland's courts to the ground", Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz of the Modern party said.
Shortly after taking power in 2015, the party moved to appoint judges of its own choice to the Constitutional Tribunal.
Law and Justice also wants to replace the head of the Supreme Court and to reorganize the work of the nation's lower-level courts. (ANSA).
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According to AP, many judges criticize the government plan to reorganize the National Council of the Judiciary. It calls for parliament to appoint 15 of the council's 25 judges and for the current members, all appointed by judges, to be dismissed.
The opposition parties also criticized the government's plans. "We all know that the justice system is calling for a reform, but Law and Justice just wants to raze Poland's courts to the ground", Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz of the Modern party said.
Shortly after taking power in 2015, the party moved to appoint judges of its own choice to the Constitutional Tribunal.
Law and Justice also wants to replace the head of the Supreme Court and to reorganize the work of the nation's lower-level courts. (ANSA).
