Polish court leadership dispute follows two judges’ suspension

A judge announced Friday that Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal president and deputy had been suspended for one month, prompting a dispute over who has authority to lead the court, protests in Warsaw and a police deployment outside the building. Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska said she was taking temporary leadership after ordering the suspension of President Bogdan Święczkowski and Deputy President Bartłomiej Sochański. The Tribunal’s official account rejected her authority, saying she was not a Tribunal judge and that Święczkowski and Sochański remained in office. The legality of the competing leadership claims has not been resolved. Police said they deployed to the Tribunal grounds after receiving warnings of security threats and reports of objects thrown at officers. They reported detaining three people after incidents at the site. Police accounts said officers operated outside the building and did not enter it; one report said police entered the premises, leaving the scope of their presence disputed. Supporters of the opposition Law and Justice party, known as PiS, gathered outside the court. Some chanted against Prime Minister Donald Tusk, while others prayed or held...