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The move is an attempt by the government to bypass the president's veto on reform of the National Council of the Judiciary.
President Nawrocki must now choose one of the five candidates to be the new chief justice.
The two suspects deny the charges, but if found guilty, they could face up to three years in prison.
The manoeuvre is part of an attempt by one of Poland's main far-right groups to circumvent a court decision.
The new law ends the measures put in place when millions of Ukrainian refugees arrived in 2022.
Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater "legal chaos".
It is the first time a bishop in Poland has gone on trial in such a case.
Péter Magyar's announcement came shortly after he met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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