Poland: Former president joins protests against courts reforms

Poland’s former president Lech Walesa has warned that democratic advances made since communism ended will be destroyed if controversial reforms to the legal system go ahead.

Walesa is one of tens of thousands of Poles who have been demonstrating against Parliament’s decision to approve a bill that gives politicians the power to remove judges.

Al Jazeera’s Sonia Gallego reports from Warsaw.

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Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country located in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces, covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres, and has a largely temperate seasonal climate.

Poland’s capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw.

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