Polish leaders turn to EU

– Three former Polish presidents, including anticommunist icon Lech Walesa, yesterday urged the EU to defend the rule of law in their country which, they say, is under threat from the current right-wing government.

Pointing to a reform of the Supreme Court that takes effect on July 3, the leaders accused the Law and Justice government of “dismantling the tripartite division of powers in Poland, explicitly violating the Polish Constitution.

“The European Union is the last administrative level that can defend the law and order in Poland”, the former presidents said in a statement. – AFP