Polish president turns back from Senegal trip as top court chief suspended
Police secured the court as protesters gathered and three were detained after the suspension triggered a political standoff over judicial control.
- 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 President of the Polish Republic, nationalist Karol Nawrocki, announced that he would stop the trip to Senegal, where he was on official visit, and would return urgently to Warsaw.
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Anti-riot agents in front of the headquarters, Nawrocki interrupts the trip to Africa (ANSA)
Polish president turns plane around after 'coup' at nation’s top court - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While en route to Senegal, Poland’s President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane around and returned home after police entered Poland’s top court, the Constitutional Tribunal, and the tribunal’s president was suspended. “At such a moment, the President must be in Poland,” Nawrocki posted on X. “I’m interrupting [...]
The President of Poland, Karol Navroskski, stated that he was interrupting his visit to Senegal because of the crisis of the leadership of the Polish Constitutional Court." At that time, the President should be in Poland.
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