Polish president turns back from Senegal trip as top court chief suspended
Police detained three protesters as riot officers secured the tribunal and lawmakers clashed over the suspension of its chief justice.
- On Friday, Polish President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane back from Senegal, stating "At a moment like this, the President must be in Poland" after police entered the Constitutional Tribunal and suspended its leadership.
- Earlier this year, gridlock over judicial appointments paralyzed the Constitutional Tribunal when Nawrocki refused to swear in parliament-nominated judges while Bogdan Swieczkowski blocked others from assuming their duties.
- Police entered the Constitutional Tribunal on Friday following incidents involving thrown objects at officers, while the court's website announced around 6 p.m. the suspension of Swieczkowski and detained three protesters.
- Prime Minister Tusk defended the operation, writing "Restoring the rule of law is our obligation," while former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro called it a "blatant, criminal attack on the constitutional order."
- The Constitutional Tribunal has been a major point of contention between the current pro-European government and opposition PiS, with critics accusing the former government of imposing political control over judicial institutions.
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"The Globalists Have Launched a Coup in Poland": Police Move Against Top Court Amid "Constitutional Crisis"
(WND)—Poland, often considered one of the more stable and more conservative nations across the landscape of Europe, sudden has been wracked by what could be an attempted coup. It was Prime Minister Donald Tusk who waited until President Karol Nawrocki was out of the country, heading to Senegal, when he dispatched police to take over […] The post “The Globalists Have Launched a Coup in Poland”: Police Move Against Top Court Amid “Constitutional C…
A judge announced the suspension of the president of the Constitutional Court. The court itself denies and speaks of "State coup". President of the Republic returns to run from Senegal.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki cut short his trip to Senegal and returned to Warsaw, amid an escalating conflict in the country over the leadership of the Constitutional Tribunal and the right of new judges to work. As reported by TVN24, the presidential plane landed in the capital on Friday before 10 p.m., and K. Nawrocki arrived at the Presidential Palace shortly after.
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