Poland's Tusk vows Constitutional Tribunal independence as Nawrocki alleges forcible court takeover
In a dramatic move, Nawrocki turned back his plane, which he was heading to Senegal on, late on Friday and headed for the court headquarters in central Warsaw, following Swieczkowski's suspension.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged to safeguard the independence of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, after President Karol Nawrocki alleged the tribunal had been forcibly taken over. Nawrocki, an ally of the previous hard-right government, suspended the tribunal's longest-serving judge, Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, and assumed control of the court.
In response, Tusk stated that the tribunal would operate in accordance with the law, as per the constitution. The Constitutional Tribunal's decision came amid a contentious battle between Nawrocki and Tusk's pro-European government over the judiciary's control, reflecting a broader political dispute dating back to 2015. Tusk's government aims to restore the rule of law, which the European Union has accused his predecessors of undermining.
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