Polish President Cuts Short Trip to Senegal and Returns Home

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has interrupted his flight to Senegal and is heading back to Poland. He explains the decision by the situation at Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, the country's top constitutional court, where police forces are gathering. The developments around the institution have led the head of state to change his travel plans.

The president's statement

Nawrocki announced his move on the social network X. He wrote that at such a moment the president must be in Poland, that he was breaking off the flight to Senegal and that he was returning to the country.

Suspension of the tribunal's president

Meanwhile, a notice appeared on the Constitutional Tribunal's website saying that its president, Bogdan Święczkowski, has been suspended from performing his duties. This notice, together with the police presence at the tribunal, became the reason for the president's decision to return.

The available information does not show who made the decision to suspend Święczkowski or on what grounds. It also does not say how long police forces have been at the tribunal or what further steps are expected. The source gives no details on when the president plans to arrive in Poland, or whether his visit to Senegal will be postponed or cancelled.

Nawrocki had set off for Senegal by air, but broke off the journey before reaching his destination.