Polish president turns back from Senegal trip as top court chief suspended
Police secured the court as protesters gathered and three people were detained after the suspension of Bogdan Zwięczkowski sparked a political standoff.
- 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 power struggle over the Polish Constitutional Court is intensifying. The police surrounded the building after protesters had gathered there. The cause is the alleged suspension of the previous court administration.
Massive Protests Erupt After 'Coup Attempt' In European Capital
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, the country’s highest court for reviewing the constitutionality of laws, saw its sitting president and deputy suspended for one month on Friday. The decision led to massive protests and has been described by opponents of European Union-aligned Prime Minister Donald Tusk as a “coup attempt.” The move was ordered by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, who announced she was assuming temporary leadership. The Tribunal’s o…
VARSOVIA (AP) — Police surrounded the Constitutional Court of Poland on Friday, as dozens of protesters gathered to protest what they perceive as the improper suspension of the president of the highest court by the current government.
The protesters, in Warsaw, launch objects against the police forces and bypass the court enclosure. At least three people have been stopped.
The Constitutional Court of Poland announced on Friday on its website that the president of the court, Bogdan Swieczkowski, was suspended, after a long-term political dispute effectively paralyzed the institution. The political crisis around the Constitutional Court was accentuated on Friday evening: the police were held in the midst of the country's highest court, in the midst of a confrontation between the nationalist right and the current cen…
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