Polish president turns back from Senegal trip as top court chief suspended
Police deployed around Poland’s top court as 3 people were detained after protesters breached a fence and threw objects during the leadership dispute.
- 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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Police secured Poland's Constitutional Court in Warsaw on Friday evening after the suspension of court president Bogdan Swieczkowski and his deputy sparked protests outside the court building, mostly by supporters of the opposition right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.
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President Carol Navrotsky interrupted his visit to Senegal and returned to the country urgently.
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