U.S. Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose said events at the Constitutional Tribunal appear to be an unprecedented confrontation over state power and institutional independence. He urged all sides to avoid violence and further escalation.
Supreme Court First President Zbigniew Kapiński expressed "utmost outrage and firm opposition" to Friday's actions regarding the Constitutional Tribunal. He called the events unprecedented in a democratic state governed by the rule of law.
Prosecutor General Waldemar Żurek said he hopes the Constitutional Tribunal will start functioning normally, calling it a "private fiefdom" whose operation must be restored.
Anna Korwin-Piotrowska said she has ordered a general assembly of Constitutional Tribunal judges for Nov. 3 to adopt the Tribunal's 2027 budget. She urged politicians, including President Karol Nawrocki, to tone down the escalation.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday that "restoring the rule of law is our duty," calling it a difficult and sometimes painful process after years of lawlessness under PiS. His post on X followed moves involving the leadership of the Constitutional Tribunal.
President Karol Nawrocki cut short his Friday flight to Senegal over events at the Constitutional Tribunal. "At a moment like this, the President must be in Poland," he said.
