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Prosecutor files immunity-lift requests after tribunal suspends Swieczkowski

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal suspended its president Bogdan Swieczkowski on 30 October 2026.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the court as riot police were deployed.
President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane around mid-flight to Senegal and returned to Warsaw.
Prosecutor General Waldemar Zurek filed five requests to lift judicial immunity, targeting Bogdan Swieczkowski and deputy Sochanski.
Police arrested three people after demonstrators threw objects at officers during the standoff.

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Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal suspended its president Bogdan Swieczkowski on 30 October 2026.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the court as riot police were deployed.
President Karol Nawrocki turned his plane around mid-flight to Senegal and returned to Warsaw.
Prosecutor General Waldemar Zurek filed five requests to lift judicial immunity, targeting Bogdan Swieczkowski and deputy Sochanski.
Police arrested three people after demonstrators threw objects at officers during the standoff.