"The Constitutional Tribunal's case is settled." Tusk has strong words about Święczkowski

Donald Tusk responded in this way to the question about the fact that Bogdan Święczkowski appeared on Thursday in front of the Constitutional Tribunal's headquarters with Tuesday's decision of the Supreme Court, indicating that he was the president of the Constitutional Tribunal and demanding to be admitted to the Tribunal.

Tusk: They can't believe it

The Prime Minister, who is in Dublin on Thursday, when asked about Święczkowski's actions, said that it was "a great shame that such a person became the head of the Constitutional Tribunal by decision of (PiS president Jarosław) Kaczyński and (then president Andrzej) Duda."

When leaders in the world, in Europe, ask me about the figure and biography of this usurper, it hits me hard. They cannot believe that someone who has a card like Mr. Święczkowski has, that they invented him as the head of the Constitutional Tribunal - said Tusk.

Tusk: We have a Tribunal

Tusk added that for this reason he "is not concerned about the demonstrations and manifestations" of Święczkowski.

The matter is settled as far as the Constitutional Tribunal is concerned. In the sense that it has been resolved, we have a Tribunal that will issue judgments, I hope so. Many citizens are waiting for the Constitutional Tribunal's rulings and interpretations, concluded Tusk.

A row around the Tribunal

On October 30, representatives of the group elected as judges of the Constitutional Tribunal during this term of the Sejm provided information that Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, as the oldest judge, had become the head of the Constitutional Tribunal and issued an order on a break in the activities of the President of the Constitutional Tribunal, Bogdan Święczkowski, and Vice-President Bartłomiej Sochański.

Święczkowski considered it a usurpation. Regarding the orders on the break in the activities of Constitutional Tribunal judges, both Święczkowski and Sochański appealed to the Supreme Court. Last Friday, the Supreme Court found itself incompetent to hear the two complainants' complaints and referred the case to the Constitutional Tribunal "as a separate body of the judiciary." Judge Zbigniew Korzeniowski pointed out that "the scope of jurisdiction of the Chamber of Professional Responsibility (SN) does not include judges of the Constitutional Tribunal."

The Supreme Court's reaction

Both suspended judges of the Constitutional Tribunal also filed complaints against this decision of the Supreme Court. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court announced that the complaint against Friday's decision of the Supreme Court had been considered, it was decided to repeal the first decision and to refer the case to the IOZ Supreme Court, headed by judge Maria Szczepaniec.

After this decision, on the same day the IOZ Supreme Court heard the complaints and revoked the orders on an immediate break in the activities of Święczkowski and Sochański.

In response to the Supreme Court's announcement, Judge Korwin-Piotrowska stated that any possible Supreme Court rulings do not affect the further effectiveness of the suspension of Święczkowski and Sochański, because "the status and political position of the Constitutional Tribunal and the Supreme Court are separate, and both institutions are autonomous." She added that only the disciplinary court of the Constitutional Tribunal can control orders regarding breaks in the work of judges of the Tribunal.

Święczkowski demands to be admitted to the Constitutional Tribunal

On Thursday morning, Święczkowski arrived before the Constitutional Tribunal with three other judges - Bartłomiej Sochański, Stanisław Piotrowicz and Jarosław Wyrembak and again asked the police to let him into the Tribunal.

He also presented Tuesday's decision of the Supreme Court, which lifted the suspension of him and Sochański from their duties, and demanded that he be allowed "the legal president and vice-president and two judges to enter the premises of the Constitutional Tribunal and the Constitutional Tribunal building."

Święczkowski also announced that Tuesday's resolution of the Supreme Court will be sent "to all the most important people in the state" and to the Metropolitan Police Commander and the Police Commander in Chief with "a request to immediately implement this resolution by providing assistance in entering the Constitutional Tribunal." He added that if this does not bring results, he will make further attempts to enter the Tribunal next week.