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  • Hundreds of Poles rallied nationwide Monday in support of a judge critical of government judicial reforms, as he faces disciplinary action that some call a political reprisal. The protests organised by the KOD pro-democracy movement along with rights groups and judicial associations came on the eve of a hearing that could pave the way for Judge Igor Tuleya to be prosecuted. Prosecutors claim Tuleya overstepped his authority when he allowed media into one of his courtroom hearings regarding whether the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party violated rules during a 2016 vote in parliament. The decision expected Tuesday as to whether to lift the 49-year-old Warsaw district court judge's immunity will be taken by a controversial government-appointed disciplinary chamber that critics, including the EU, argue poses a threat to judicial independence. Even the continued functioning of the body is a source of contention as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Poland in April to suspend the chamber, pending a final ruling, over questions regarding its impartiality. "Tuleya is the first judge who could lose his immunity and as a result even his freedom," protest organisers said on the Facebook event page. "Whether other judges defiant of political authorities... will end up in the dock for their verdicts, civic attitude or common offences 'proven' in rigged trials depends on our strong opposition." Held under the slogan "Today Tuleya, Tomorrow You", rallies of up to 150 people -- to abide by public gathering limits -- took place in the capital as well as in cities like Gdansk, Kielce, Lodz and Poznan. "You can't take away free courts from free people," Tuleya said at the Warsaw rally in front of the Supreme Court, where the crowd chanted "we stand with Igor". Fellow judges from the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Turkey and elsewhere have also expressed their support. The disciplinary chamber created in 2017 to sanction judges is one of many controversial judicial reforms introduced by the PiS since it took office in 2015. The PiS argues the changes are necessary to tackle corruption in a judiciary still haunted by communism but opponents at home and abroad say they pose a threat to the rule of law. In 2017, the European Union launched unprecedented proceedings against Poland over the reforms that could see its EU voting rights suspended. amj/pvh
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  • Poles rally for judge in govt crosshairs
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