Participants in a protest against judicial reform were detained in Warsaw. It subordinates the courts to the Ministry of Justice

A rally was held in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw against the judicial reform, which effectively subordinates the courts to the Ministry of Justice. Hundreds of people took part in the rally. 31 people were detained by the police.

The protesters chanted "Freedom, equality, democracy!" They demanded that Polish President Andrzej Duda veto a bill on judicial reform.

On Sunday, July 16, new protests are scheduled in Poland.

The banners of the rally participants featured slogans such as "Hands off the courts" and "We do not give up our rights."

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• Judicial reform in Poland provides that the Minister of Justice will personally appoint the chairpersons of district and appellate courts. In addition, the procedure for the formation of the National Judicial Council, a constitutional body that guarantees the independence of the courts, is changing. Its members will be elected by the parliament, not by the judiciary, as it is now.
• The reform was developed by the ruling Law and Justice party. The opposition accused her of attempting a coup d'état and establishing a dictatorship. Five former judges of the Constitutional Tribunal issued a statement saying that as a result of the reform, Poland will lose the status of a democratic state.