President of the German Federal Court of Justice, Bettina Limperg said that the First President of the Polish Supreme Court, Małgorzata Gersdorf had been illegally removed from the office, German Press Agency (DPA) infromed on Friday.
"Removing of judge Małgorzata Gersdorf is a temporary and dramatic climax of the plot that can be characterized as a catastophy," the head of German Federal Court of Justice, Bettina Limperg told the German Press Agency. She added that "the situation in Poland raises her gravest concerns".
"It is my standpoint that Małgorzata Gersdorf has been removed from office illegally," she said and expressed hope that judge Gersdorf will be present at the conference of the EU supreme court's chiefs in Karlsruhe in September.
The latest effective law has forced all the Supreme Court judges aged 65 or older into retirement. The judges may, however, express their will to remain at the Court and submit medical results to the President who then may allow them to stay in office. Małgorzata Gersdorf is over 65 but didn't make such statement.
Judge Gersdorf, appointed as Supreme Court's President in 2014, has repeated on many occasions that, in line with the Constitution, the tenure of the Court's head lasts six years.
I've been rightfully appointed chief justice; according to the Constitution, my tenure expires on 30 April 2020 and cannot be shortened by any new legislation, wrote judge Gersdorf in a letter to President Andrzej Duda.
Law and Justice is hurrying changes in the Supreme Court, which means another bill has been introduced in the Sejm.
The plan is for the bill to be voted on, before all representatives return from vacation. That's why the First President of the Supreme Court, Małgorzata Gersdorf has returned from her vacation.
Quick changes to the law are supposed to quickly replace her with someone else.
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