TENS OF THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST OVERHAUL OF JUDICIARY IN POLAND|波蘭司改撤換最高院法官 引爆抗議潮

Protests have broken out across Poland over a bill by the populist ruling party to overhaul the Supreme Court. Tens of thousands of people took it to the street, demanding the president to veto the bill that its critics say will undermine judicial independence. On the fourth day of demonstrations, candle-lit vigils were held across the country and several hundred people gathered outside the presidential palace. They worry that the overhaul of the judiciary would put courts under direct government control and move Poland closer toward authoritarianism. The United States called on Warsaw to make sure that any changes respect the constitution and the European Union gave Poland a week to shelve the reforms, or the once democracy model may face the risk of sanctions. TRANSLATED BY：ETHAN LIU 波蘭執政黨控制的國會，20號通過了一項爭議性極高的司法改革法案，將撤換最高法院的所有法官，好讓最高院法官不再是終身職，結果引爆各地的抗議示威潮，認為這將侵犯了司法獨立! 畫面上可以看到，波蘭首都華沙以及各地，有數萬名民眾走上街頭，呼籲總統杜達否決這項備受爭議的司改法案。上星期，執政的司法正義黨在國會推動，賦予國會議員和司法部長"任命法官"的權力。執政黨宣稱這項司法改革案，可以讓司法體系更有成效、並對抗貪腐，但抗議群眾認為這是行政和立法權，侵犯了司法權。美國政府與歐盟也呼籲華沙當局，擱置這項爭議的司改法案。 綜合報導