Karol Nawrocki interrupted his trip to Senegal after police entered the headquarters of the Constitutional Tribunal

Polish President Karol Nawrocki interrupted his journey to Senegal on Friday and returned to the country after learning that police had entered the Constitutional Tribunal building and that the institution’s president, Bogdan Święczkowski, had been suspended from office.

“At such a moment, the president must be in Poland. I am interrupting my journey to Senegal. I am returning,” Nawrocki posted on the X platform.

Police said officers entered the court building after incidents outside, including dangerous objects being thrown at law enforcement forces. The tribunal later confirmed Święczkowski’s suspension on its official website.

The incident comes amid a long-running political conflict that has paralyzed the Constitutional Tribunal’s activity. At the beginning of the year, Nawrocki, an ally of the former nationalist government, refused to accept the oaths of three of the six judges nominated by Parliament. Święczkowski, in turn, prevented judges backed by the current parliamentary majority from taking office. The crisis continues to deepen tensions between Poland’s institutions.