by Mary Sibierski  Agence France-Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland’s chief justice refused to step down Tuesday, defying a controversial new law by the right-wing government which requires her and other senior judges to retire early. Chief Justice Malgorzata Gersdorf, in a heated showdown, branded the controversial Supreme Court reform lowering the retirement age of its judges from 70 to 65 as a “purge”. She said she was defying the reform that cuts short her […]