Constitutional Tribunal judges accuse President of arbitrary selection
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The internal mechanics of the judiciary have spilled into the open as Constitutional Tribunal judges accused President Karol Nawrocki of an arbitrary attempt at selection, a move they say is not provided for by the Constitution. Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski added to the day's institutional friction, suggesting the President’s handling of classified security information has become irresponsible.
Politics and the courts met again as a verdict was issued regarding former deputy agriculture minister Michał Kołodziejczak; his Civic Coalition wants to quickly forget about the case. On the economic front, the National Bank raised questions about a potential reversal in its fortunes after posting losses of 35bn PLN, while updated GDP figures were released by the statistics office.
The day was marked by a series of localized tragedies, including the deaths of two teenagers in a tractor accident and a woman who died after waiting 46 hours in an emergency room. In Warsaw, a driver of a Porsche was filmed in a brutal attack on a 66-year-old woman, shocking the capital.