Zbigniew Ziobro

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Thousands demonstrate against the controversial reforms, with some brandishing EU flags and copies of the Polish Constitution

Poland a controversial law that makes it easier to dismiss, judge critical of the government party, the justice reform has been approved.

The Bill by 233 votes to 205 in the lower house of Parliament in Warsaw on Friday.

It came just hours after the European Commission called on Poland, which is a rethink of the proposed Changes .

earlier this month in protest against The Law .

On Wednesday, the country, the Supreme court warned that.

The Bill now goes to The Senate after the handover on Friday. The upper chamber can block legislation if they delay it to.

the legislation, championed by, you can be punished, the social conservative law and justice (PiS) party, the government, the judge for engaging in "political activity".

Each of the judges questions, which nominated the legitimacy of the other judges, which could be due to the National Council of the judiciary, issued a fine, have to cut their salaries, or in some cases, be dismissed.

The PiS changed The Law in 2018, so that The Members of The Council choose the lower house of Parliament - it controls.

demonstrators have demanded that a judge who was suspended for questioning the judge's independence, to re -

PiS claims that in Poland, the reforms to combat corruption and make the judiciary more efficient, argue that it is still being followed by The Communist era. The Party stressed that the other EU countries the politicians take part in the selection of judges.

But critics fear he has been circumcised, the independence of the judiciary in Poland. Has accused the EU, The Party of the politicisation of the judiciary, since he came to power in the year 2015.

Earlier on Friday, Vice-President of the European Commission , Vera Jourova , wrote to the President of Poland, the Prime Minister and the parliamentary speaker called on them to consult these, a legal expert, to break before the amendment of The Law , and asked them, the EU legal standards.

And one of the spokesman for the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights , said,

Bill sailing through stormy session

By Adam Easton BBC correspondent in Warsaw

The Party in government fast-tracked The Bill in a little more than 24 hours during an often stormy Parliament session.

Opposition MPs shouted "shame!" as a Minister of justice, Zbigniew Ziobro , the judge called a privileged caste that ignores the interests of the citizens.

The minister said, the judges have The Right to question the status of hundreds of newly appointed judges, selected by a Council controlled by the governing party.

Some of the judges have already done this, after Poland was the Supreme court decided that The Council should no longer be an independent body.

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Source of news: bbc.com