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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In Poland, the political crisis around the Constitutional Court has accelerated on Friday evening: the police have deployed in the enclosure of the country's highest jurisdiction, in the heart of an arm-de-fer between the nationalist right and the present centrist government. ...
President Carol Navrotsky interrupted his visit to Senegal and returned to the country urgently.
A bitter battle erupted in Poland on Friday between the liberal government and the conservative opposition over the leadership of the Constitutional Court, prompting the country's conservative president to cut short a foreign trip and urgently return to the country. Clashes broke out between the crowd gathered outside the Constitutional Court and the police.
Police at the Constitutional Court in Warsaw: A frantic message causes a stir. During the night, President Nawrocki himself goes to the court.
The dispute between the government and the opposition in Poland over control of the judiciary has escalated. Justice Minister Waldemar Jurek has demanded that the Constitutional Court's Chief Judge Bartłomiej Święchkowski and his Vice-President be revoked and criminal proceedings initiated against them. This has led to protests outside the court, and police have been deployed.
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