2021/05/06 18:00 WARSAW, Poland (AP) A top European Union legal advisor argued in an opinion Thursday that a Polish regime for disciplining judges is contrary to EU law. It is the latest development in an ongoing dispute between the 27-member bloc and the conservative, populist ruling party in Poland, which has reshaped the country s justice system in a way that has given the ruling authorities new powers over the courts. The party, Law and Justice, says it seeks to reform an inefficient and corrupt justice system. Critics, however, see that argument as a pretext for seizing control over the courts in an undemocratic way.
The European Union’s top court should rule that measures introduced by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to discipline judges contradict the bloc’s laws, a court adviser has said ahead of a final ruling due in the coming months.
In an opinion on Thursday, Advocate General Evgeni Tanchev recommended that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rule that the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court is not in line with EU law.
The development was the latest in an ongoing dispute between the 27-member bloc and the conservative, populist party, which has reshaped Poland’s justice system since it came to power in 2015 to give authorities new powers over the courts.
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Apr 23, 2021
WARSAW, Poland (AP) A controversial disciplinary body within Poland’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a prosecutor’s request to arrest a judge who has become a symbol of resistance for those who believe judicial independence is threatened in the country.
The Disciplinary Chamber, which was created by the populist party that governs Poland, decided after two days of deliberations not to order the arrest of Judge Igor Tuleya.
Tuleya, a judge at the Warsaw District Court, was stripped of his immunity by the Disciplinary Chamber last year and faces criminal charges brought by state prosecutors. However, he has repeatedly refused to appear before prosecutors, leading to their request to the chamber to have him arrested and brought to them by force.
Polish legal body rejects prosecutor request to arrest judge
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press April 22, 2021 5:20pm Text size Copy shortlink:
WARSAW, Poland A controversial disciplinary body within Poland s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a prosecutor s request to arrest a judge who has become a symbol of resistance for those who believe judicial independence is threatened in the country.
The Disciplinary Chamber, which was created by the populist party that governs Poland, decided after two days of deliberations not to order the arrest of Judge Igor Tuleya.
Tuleya, a judge at the Warsaw District Court, was stripped of his immunity by the Disciplinary Chamber last year and faces criminal ch
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