Polish court president's suspension sparks protests in Warsaw

Hundreds of anti-government protesters rallied outside Poland's Constitutional Tribunal to denounce the suspension of its president, a move they blame on the pro-European government. Police detained three protesters after objects were thrown and attempts to breach a security fence. Polish President Karol Nawrocki, who opposes Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government, returned early from a flight to Senegal and helped the suspended court president enter the building. He called the situation a "breach of Poland's constitutional order" and invited parliamentary parties to talks. The government says suspended court president Bogdan Swieczkowski repeatedly broke the law and blocked judges elected by the parliamentary majority. The crisis sharpens the battle between Tusk's coalition and the national-conservative Law and Justice party, which critics accuse of imposing political control over judicial institutions.