In the Polish capital, there was the largest in recent years, protesters clash with police. The cause of the collision was the judicial reform, which defines innovation to the Supreme Court. Innovations imply output VS Polish judges to retire when you reach those 65 years of age. In this case, it includes an option to extend the terms of, If the judge gives a corresponding petition to the Polish president's name.
The Supreme Court said, that the law is "an attack on the independence of the judiciary in the country". The chairman of the Armed Forces of Poland Malgorzata Gersdorff, which turned 65 years and that the new law should vacate post, He stated, that fulfill the requirements of the new law is not going to. She wrote a letter of resignation on vacation, after which he plans to return to the post of head of the Supreme Court.
The President of the Polish government said, that the actions of Mrs. Gersdorff illegitimate, and that it is already a pensioner. Of no return for the position of speech does not go Gersdorff.
Brussels said earlier, that "some items" judicial reform "detract from the role of the judiciary". The European Commission called on the official to reconsider the law Warsaw, although of requests for revision of the retirement age for judges of speech does not go.
On the streets of Warsaw came out protesting against the judicial reform. With them, the police did not stand on ceremony: truncheons, tear gas, person - in asphalt, – in general, the full range of democratic procedures.
Guide Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland notes, that the need for the use of tear gas originated due to "increase the probability of a direct threat from the police demonstrators". In this case, the reduced argument, the protesters first sprayed with gas canisters in front of law enforcement officers.