{"id":"63258587-a892-4534-a985-162d41d0babf","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3372802/poland-deploys-riot-police-court-chiefs-ousting-sparks-crisis","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Poland deploys riot police, as court chief’s ousting sparks crisis","plainHeadline":"Poland deploys riot police around constitutional court after chief justice suspension","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Poland's president canceled a mid-flight trip to Senegal amid the crisis.","Riot police were stationed around the constitutional court following the suspension.","Protests erupted as supporters of PiS condemned the government and swieczkowski's ouster.","Justice Minister Zurek sought to lift immunity for Swieczkowski and his deputy.","Tusk pledged to restore the rule of law, calling the process difficult but necessary."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-30T23:43:02.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-31T00:16:41.544Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/5f83c017-366a-429e-ae59-213fac61c501","storyId":"5f83c017-366a-429e-ae59-213fac61c501","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/31/9650d486-be76-4c7c-aa29-b821ee7f8964_58e42bc1.jpg?itok=INX_JMB0&v=1793403777","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki called off a visit to Africa in mid-flight, as riot police deployed around the country’s constitutional court on Friday following the suspension of its chief justice in a battle between the centrist government and the nationalist right."}