Polish president turns back from Senegal trip as top court chief suspended
- 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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President Karol Nawrocki interrupted his official visit to Senegal and returned to Warsaw as a matter of urgency after he learned of the suspension of the chiefs of the Constitutional Court and of the violent incidents taking place in front of the institution. Article Major crisis in Poland! The President interrupted his official visit and returned as an emergency to Warsaw first appeared on Romania TV.
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Police detain 3 protesters during overnight rally as Polish president backs suspended judge
Anti-government protesters in Poland have rallied around a top court overnight to denounce the suspension of the tribunal's president by the country's pro-European Cabinet. Police said on Saturday they detained three people after some demonstrators threw objects and tried to…
Poland's president, Karol Nawrocki, called on this Saturday to "reestablish the legal order" and ordered the police to withdraw the blockade ordered by the Prime Minister's government, Donald Tusk, to whom he urged to assume responsibility for the definitive outbreak of the crisis on the composition of the Constitutional Court.
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