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Distraught sister accuses Brits of ‘MURDER’ after court rules to switch off her comatose brother’s life support

The Polish man who can only been named as RS, was rushed to hospital in Plymouth, UK, in November after suffering a heart attack which left him with “severe and irreversible brain damage.” SASHENKA GUTIERREZ/PAP/EPA

EXCLUSIVE: The Polish man was rushed to hospital in Plymouth, UK, in November after suffering a heart attack which left him with “severe and irreversible brain damage.” Now the UK High Court has ruled his life support be switched off, saying “it is not in his best interests for life sustaining treatment to be given.”

European Commission concerned by waiving immunity of judges in Poland

EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said on Monday the EC is concerned by Poland's Supreme Court Disciplinary Chamber's recent decisions depriving judges of their immunity.

Warsaw judge stripped of immunity by court

Judge Igor Tuleya has been stripped of his immunity following a decision made by the Supreme Court's Disciplinary Chamber on Wednesday.

President appoints new Supreme Court's chief and penal chamber head

President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday officially appointed Malgorzata Manowska as the first president of Poland's Supreme Court (SN) and Michal Laskowski as the president of the SN leading its Penal Chamber.

President swears-in new constitutional judge

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday swore-in Bartłomiej Sochański as a Constitutional Tribunal judge, after the Sejm, the lower house of parliament, nominated him for the post on Monday, the Tribunal said in a news release.

New Polish Constitutional Tribunal judge elected

Bartlomiej Sochanski was elected by the Sejm, lower house, as a new judge to Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (TK), in a Monday vote of 234 for, 223 against and two abstentions.

CJEU rejects Polish courts' queries on disciplinary measures against judges

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled that the requests by two Polish courts for a preliminary ruling concerning Polish measures from 2017 establishing a disciplinary procedure regime for judges are inadmissible, CJEU said in a Thursday press release.

Judges hold 'March of a Thousand Robes' in Warsaw

Judges and lawyers from Poland and 22 European countries have taken to the streets of Warsaw to take part in a demonstration dubbed the 'March of a Thousand Robes' to protest against amendments to the country's judicial laws.

Venice Commission's opinion on Poland's court reforms next week - source

The Venice Commission is expected to issue next week an urgent opinion on the amendment of Polish courts laws, PAP has been told by sources at the Council of Europe advising body.

Sweden refuses extradition of Stalinist judge

A district court in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Thursday refused Poland's plea for the extradition of Stefan Michnik, a former Stalinist-era judge in Poland and today a Swedish citizen.

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