“Plans were in place.” Behind the scenes of the presidential reaction to the crisis surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal

The latest episode of the dispute over the Constitutional Tribunal began in the evening of October 30. President Karol Nawrocki was flying to Senegal for a visit, but after learning about the situation in the capital, he turned back from Spain. He landed in Warsaw late in the evening, and entered the Tribunal's premises just before 1:00 a.m.

The head of the office of the President of the Republic of Poland, Paweł Głosernaker, said in an interview for the "Sieci" week that "plans for such an event were prepared in the palace", and a few weeks before the events in the Constitutional Tribunal, the president announced this to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

Chefernaker noted that he personally provided such information to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Marcin Kierwiński. He was also sure that if the president landed in Senegal, "he would return as soon as possible."

Disputed entry to the Constitutional Tribunal

Paweł Żefernaker was also asked about the president's entry into the Constitutional Tribunal. The head of the head of state's office said that "contrary to some opinions, everything that was implemented that night was thought out and considered in advance, also from a legal perspective."

The president's spokesman, Rafał Leśkiewicz, earlier informed that people standing at the door of the building tried to prevent the president from entering the Tribunal and violated his inviolability. In turn, Maciej Berek stated that President Nawrocki did not enter the building, but "physically attacked" the judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, including Anna Korwin-Piotrowska. Minister Marcin Przydacz stated that judges Krystian Markiewicz and Anna Korwin-Piotrowska tried to harass the president, violating the inviolability of the head of state. Korwin-Piotrowska had previously proposed a meeting with the president in safe conditions, but - according to Berek - the president chose "the path of physical confrontation."

Where do we stand today?

After more than a week of the latest edition of the dispute over the Constitutional Tribunal, the situation is as follows: