The suspension of the activities of the leadership of the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland has led to a political confrontation. President Karol Navrotski cut short his visit to Senegal and returned to Warsaw.
Modern.az reports with reference to the BBC that Justice Minister Valdemar Jurek requested the lifting of the immunity of the chairman of the tribunal, Bogdan Szwenczkowski, and his deputy, Bartłomiej Sochanski, for criminal prosecution. They are accused of preventing the new judges elected by the parliament from starting their activities.
After the decision, representatives and supporters of the opposition “Law and Justice” party gathered in front of the court building. Special police forces were deployed to the area to prevent protesters from entering the building.
Navrotski, who returned to Warsaw, held a night meeting at the Presidential Palace with the suspended chairman of the tribunal, Bogdan Szwenczkowski, and the first chairman of the Supreme Court, Zbigniew Kapinski. Later, the president went to the building of the Constitutional Tribunal with Kapinski.
Navrotski also called for urgent consultations on October 31 with the participation of representatives of political forces represented in the parliament. The president stated that the purpose of this was to stabilize the political situation and restore constitutional order.
The head of state assessed the government's actions as a violation of constitutional order and demanded that police forces leave the territory of the tribunal.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, on the other hand, stated that the government has taken action to restore the rule of law.
It should be noted that the composition of the Constitutional Tribunal and the appointment of judges in Poland have long been a subject of dispute between the government and the opposition. The ruling party considers this an attempted coup.
