Poland's Supreme Court warned the government on Tuesday that proposals for judicial reform would risk EU membership if they were enacted.
Poland's Supreme Court warned the government on Tuesday that proposals for judicial reform would risk EU membership if they were enacted.
The proposals suggest judges could be removed for taking part in"activities of a political nature" or acting in a way that could"harm the functioning of the justice system".The court warned the plans appeared to be an attempt to force judges to apply all regulations even if they were"incompatible with higher legal norms", which would be a breach of EU rules.
The ruling Law and Justice party insists the reforms will tackle corruption but the opposition says PiS wants to gag critical magistrates. The Supreme Court said the rules, if adopted, would"very likely" lead to Poland being punished by the EU for failing to respect its treaty commitments.Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the ruling Law and Justice party .The European Court of Justice last month asked the Supreme Court to rule whether key parts of the reforms - a new judicial council and a disciplinary chamber - were free from political influence.
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