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Poland new Supreme Court chief accused of political bias

Over affiliation with right-wing government

25 May, 17:05
(ANSA-AFP) - WARSAW, 25 MAG - Poland's president tapped a new Supreme Court chief justice on Monday, drawing criticism over her political affiliation with the EU country's right-wing government. The move follows several controversial judicial reforms, which the EU has said test the rule of law in the country by undermining judicial independence. The reforms have been pushed ahead by the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government, which has been accused of undermining democratic standards in Poland. President Andrzej Duda's pick for Supreme Court chief justice, Malgorzata Manowska, immediately drew allegations of political bias from legal experts and the opposition. The appointment of Manowska, who will oversee the judicial system, was confirmed by presidential spokesman Blazej Spychalski in a tweet Monday. Manowska served as a justice ministry secretary of state in a previous PiS government in 2007, and Duda is himself allied with the existing PiS administration is currently seeking re-election. (ANSA-AFP).

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