Riot police deployed to Poland’s constitutional court after judge suspended
Also reported by Al Jazeera
Summary
Poland’s constitutional court faced a new confrontation after judges elected by the governing majority suspended its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, and deputy, Bartłomiej Sochański. President Karol Nawrocki entered the court during a police standoff with protesters and accused the government’s appointees of violating the constitutional order, amid a dispute over the court’s legitimacy that dates to 2015.Key Facts
- The judges who suspended Święczkowski and Sochański said they were taking procedural control of the court.
- The suspended judges’ appointments and the court’s legitimacy have been disputed for years.
- Hundreds of protesters, including opposition lawmakers, gathered outside the court in Warsaw.
- Three people were reportedly arrested for trying to enter the building.
- Nawrocki returned to Warsaw from a planned state visit to Senegal and entered the court shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday.
- Nawrocki said the government-appointed judges were not constitutional court judges and called for security forces to leave the premises.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk has pledged to reverse controversial judicial reforms since returning to power in 2023.
- Nawrocki has refused to swear in five judges elected by the current parliament. The Venice Commission said earlier this month that his refusal should not prevent them from taking office.
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