Police have stormed Poland’s Supreme Court and its president has been suspended. According to a post by Polish President Karol Nawrocki, he is cutting short a trip to Senegal to return home immediately. “At a moment like this, the president must be in Poland. I am interrupting my trip to Senegal. I am returning,” he stated on X.
W takim momencie Prezydent musi być w Polsce. Przerywam lot do Senegalu. Wracam 🇵🇱
— Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) October 30, 2026
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote in a post on X: “Restoring the rule of law is our duty. After years of lawlessness under PiS (Law and Justice party), this process is difficult, sometimes painful, and requires decisive action. There is no other way.”
Przywracanie rządów prawa jest naszym obowiązkiem. Po latach pisowskiego bezprawia to proces trudny, czasem bolesny i wymaga zdecydowanego działania. Innej drogi nie ma.
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) October 30, 2026
What Polish police say
Police stated that officers entered the Constitutional Tribunal’s premises following violent incidents outside the court, including dangerous objects being thrown at officers, according to Reuters. The court announced on its website that its president, Bogdan Świeczkowski, was suspended on Friday.
Polish President Nawrocki cut short his flight to Senegal on Friday and returned to Poland after police entered the Constitutional Tribunal and its president, Bogdan Swieczkowski, was suspended. Police cited violent incidents outside the court, including objects thrown at officers. The crisis follows a prolonged political dispute over judicial appointments that has effectively paralyzed the tribunal. https://t.co/UkI7bBejFs
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 30, 2026
