"Berek Is Not a superhuman." Judge on Changes in the Constitutional Tribunal
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"The oath before the president is not a stage in the election of a constitutional judge, but rather a consequence of the choice made by the Sejm," Tuleya emphasized. He added that if the president were to obstruct Berek's assumption of office, similarly to Constitutional Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski, it would constitute an overreach of their powers. "They are violating the constitution, they are violating Article 194, because they are …
In an afternoon interview on RMF FM, we'll ask Paweł Śliz how realistic it is to introduce changes to the Constitutional Tribunal through force. Is it possible to remove Bogdan Święczkowski from the chair of the Constitutional Tribunal?
President Karol Nawrocki will not invite Maciej Berek, the Sejm's choice for a Constitutional Tribunal judge, to be sworn in until he presents a document certifying his legal counsel's activities. This was the condition outlined by the president's spokesman, Rafał Leśkiewicz.
The nomination of Minister Maciej Berek as a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal sparked a heated discussion about the limits of political pragmatism and promises to depoliticize the justice system.
If it turns out that the Constitutional Tribunal has to be taken by force, I don't know if that's the best scenario, said Piotr Zgorzelski. The Deputy Speaker of the Sejm from the Polish People's Party (PSL) did not directly answer the question of whether Maciej Berek meets the formal requirements for a Constitutional Tribunal judge.
The former vice-president of the Constitutional Tribunal spoke out on the dispute over the judges' oath. Professor Stanisław Biernat sharply criticized Karol Nawrocki's actions.
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