Poland’s Supreme Court has set aside orders suspending two Constitutional Tribunal leaders, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk has invited President Karol Nawrocki to talks as a wider authority dispute persists.
The Supreme Court first ruled Nov. 6 that it lacked jurisdiction. It reversed that decision Nov. 10, and its Chamber of Professional Responsibility then set aside the monthlong suspension orders, Rzeczpospolita reported, citing a court communiqué.
The orders, issued Oct. 30 by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, suspended Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski and Vice President Bartłomiej Sochański for one month. A group of judges said Korwin-Piotrowska had taken charge as the Tribunal’s longest-serving member. Nawrocki disputed her authority and said a constitutional body had been seized by force, Polish Radio reported.
Tusk invited Nawrocki to meet at his home in Sopot before Christmas, TVP Info reported Nov. 11. On Nov. 6, Tusk said the president had backed away from an earlier plan for a one-on-one meeting, Polish Radio reported. The latest developments build on an earlier dispute over who can lead the Tribunal.
The Tribunal’s general assembly is scheduled to consider prosecutors’ requests to lift immunity for the two judges on Nov. 17, Polish Radio reported.
