The Polish National Security Council convened to discuss the current security situation in the country, the establishment of a permanent US military base in the country, and the crisis that occurred in the Constitutional Court on October 30.
In his speech at the meeting, President Nawrocki said that they are on the eve of decisions that are of fundamental importance for Poland's security.
Pointing out that the issues on the meeting agenda are of the highest importance for the state, Nawrocki emphasized that important state institutions should act responsibly and in cooperation.
Nawrocki said, "The actions taken by the government last Friday, especially by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, caused us to come together today in unprecedented circumstances. We are facing a serious constitutional crisis and we cannot remain indifferent to it today." he said.
Arguing that those who see themselves as having the authority to suspend members of the Constitutional Court and take over their duties do not have any legal basis, Nawrocki noted that this view was also confirmed by the First President of the Supreme Court and the President of the National Bar Association.
Nawrocki underlined that the most serious accusations that the government's actions against the Constitutional Court are illegal are based on justified grounds.
Stating that the police and members of the State Protection Service were used as tools in the process in question, Nawrocki emphasized that he met with the representatives of the police unions and after the meeting, they were aware that the police were "used as tools to realize a political scenario."
Pointing out that the basic principle that no state power can be unlimited is valid in Poland, Nawrocki said, "The rule of law cannot be re-established by methods that seriously violate the law itself." he said.
Constitutional Court crisis in Poland
An announcement was published on the website of the Polish Constitutional Court on October 30, stating that the President of the Court, Bogdan Swieczkowski, and the Deputy President, Bartlomiej Sochanski, were suspended from their duties.
Following the developments, many people, including opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS) Chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski, former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Rozwoj Plus formation Mateusz Morawiecki, and former Constitutional Court President Julia Przylebska, gathered in front of the Constitutional Court building, and the court building was blockaded by the police.
Police reported that 3 people were detained after some demonstrators broke through the court's fences and some threw various objects at police officers.
After the announcement that Swieczkowski and his deputy were suspended from their duties, the most senior judge of the Constitutional Court, Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, claimed that she had taken over the management of the court.
President Karol Nawrocki's plane, which took off to Senegal, returned to Poland via Spain due to the events at the Constitutional Court. According to data from the flight tracking platform Flightradar24, more than 1 million people followed Nawrocki's return flight.
A fight broke out between Nawrocki and the court members when he tried to enter the building.
Poland's Ambassador to Beijing Jakub Kumoch, Ambassador to Bucharest Pawel Soloch, Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Krzysztof Szczerski resigned in response to the constitutional crisis in the country.
The police blockade continues around the court building.
Following the developments, former Prime Minister Morawiecki announced that they would submit a motion of no confidence against the government led by Prime Minister Tusk.
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