Poland's Supreme Court lifted the suspension of the leadership of the Constitutional Court, the Tusk camp refuses to comply.
The Supreme Court of Poland overturned the suspension orders of the President of the Constitutional Court, Bogdan Swiczkowski and Vice President Bartlomiej Suchenski. On October 30, Judge Anna Corwin-Pietroska, who took over the court with the backing of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government, ordered the removal of the two men from their posts.
On Tuesday, the Professional Responsibility Bureau of the Supreme Court, headed by Judge Maria Shachapanitz, determined that it has the authority to examine the case. He then threw out both suspension orders.
Corwin-Piotrowska rejects the verdict. According to her, the decisions of the Supreme Court have no effect on her orders and that only the disciplinary court can review them. Justice Minister Waldemar Zork also rejected the verdict and said that the Supreme Court judges who stand behind it were appointed "through a system whose legitimacy is disputed. ".
On Thursday, Svichkowski and Suchanski arrived at the courthouse with judges Stanislav Piotrovich and Jaroslav Wiermbek. They showed the police the Supreme Court ruling and demanded to be let in, but the police closed the gates. Schweichkowski says he will get a court lawyer and try again next week. Tusk says the issue is "resolved. ".
The next confrontation is scheduled for November 17. On the same day, the new leadership of the courts plans to consider prosecutors' requests to deny the immunity of Schweichkowski and Suchanski, including a request to arrest and detain Schweichkowski.