Nawrocki Returns as Police Enter Tribunal Grounds

Polish President Karol Nawrocki turned back from his flight to Senegal on Friday, October 30, as police entered the grounds of the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw during a dispute over who leads the court. The tribunal’s president, Bogdan Święczkowski, was suspended for one month under an order issued by judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, who said she would take over running the institution. Police said officers entered the tribunal’s premises after incidents outside, including dangerous objects being thrown at them. They also cited a notification from Korwin-Piotrowska warning of possible threats to judges and staff and risks to public order. Police said officers remained outside the tribunal building and that their actions did not interfere with the court’s work. Nawrocki said on X that he was interrupting his flight because the president needed to be in Poland. His return came as the rival claims over the tribunal’s leadership intensified. The tribunal’s official X account said its website had been accessed unlawfully, maintained that Święczkowski remained president and disputed Korwin-Piotrowska’s status as a judge of the court. The order announcing the one-month suspension...