Anti-govt rallies draw thousands across Poland

A protest in front of the parliament building in the Polish capital of Warsaw was attended by about 20,000 Poles, Reuters reported citing city officials. The protesters were waving Polish and EU flags and chanting “Stop destroying democracy!” and, “We will defend democracy, constitution and Constitutional Court!”

Demonstrations in cities across Poland to protest against the new government’s attempts to take control of the country’s Constitutional Court in a lingering political row.
 The rallies against the actions of the month-old government formed by the ruling Law and Justice party were staged in more than 20 cities in different regions of Poland as well as in several cities abroad, including London, Brussels, Berlin and Tokyo, according to rally organizers.
 However, the demonstration was disbanded early and lasted only two hours because of an anonymous bomb threat that later turned out to be a hoax.