Overview
- A senior judge, Anna Korwin‑Piotrowska, announced a one‑month suspension of Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski and his deputy Bartłomiej Sochański, claiming they blocked judges chosen by parliament.
- Police deployed a heavy cordon around the Constitutional Tribunal in central Warsaw and detained three people after clashes at the court’s fence.
- President Karol Nawrocki cut short a trip to Senegal, returned to Warsaw and was filmed confronting Korwin‑Piotrowska as the presidency refused to accept her authority.
- Justice Minister and attorney general Waldemar Żurek asked that Święczkowski’s and Sochański’s legal immunity be lifted to enable criminal proceedings, while the Tribunal’s official account called the actions a 'coup d’état' and disputed the suspensions.
- The standoff has drawn urgent domestic talks, international calls for calm and renewed focus on long‑running concerns over politicised judicial appointments that could affect Poland’s EU ties and next year’s elections.