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Waldemar criticized the statements about the constitutional crisis and the possibility of the state being taken over by Czarzasty. He argued that the constitution provides that in case the president is unable to act, his duties are performed by the Marshal of the Sejm, and reminded that Nawrocki had previously expressed a similar position. According to Waldemar, Berek and the others took an oath because the president refused, and the Venice Commission allowed for other solutions when the president blocks actions. The author pointed out that the opponents of this decision used offensive terms and referred to the "strength of the nation." Przydacz, as Waldemar reported, raised the alarm that the Constitutional Tribunal might soon declare Nawrocki unfit to perform his duties. Waldemar assessed that the critics reacted with panic because they were losing control over the Tribunal, which they had treated as their property for years. He added that it was not Czarzasty who abdicated or was lost, but his opponents who had weakened the Tribunal for years and were now screaming about succession and the use of force. He appealed for them to apply the constitution regardless of whether its provisions suited them. #Konstytucja #Polska #Prawo (translated)

Zbigniew Bogucki wrote that the dispute regarding the Constitutional Tribunal concerned, in his opinion, fundamental principles of law and the Constitution, and not the defense of specific individuals or parties. He claimed that the government wanted to forcibly introduce to the Tribunal individuals who had not taken an oath before the President of the Republic of Poland, but had taken it in the Sejm before the Marshal of the Sejm, under the protection of the Marshal's Guard and on political indication. Bogucki assessed that such actions violated fundamental principles of law and the Constitution. He also accused that the ruling of the Constitutional Tribunal from December 2015, case no. K 34/15, was not being respected. As he wrote, this ruling indicated that the oath before the President of the Republic of Poland is not a trivial matter nor merely a formal ceremony. #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #Prawo #Konstytucja (translated)

The dispute over the Constitutional Tribunal has intensified after Maciej Berek took the oath of a Constitutional Tribunal judge on Wednesday during a ceremony in the Sejm, stating that he does this "before the president." #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #BogdanŚwięczkowski #uchwałaImmunitetu (translated)

The author accused Bogucki of incorrectly asserting that in Poland no one can become a judge without taking an oath before the president. He wrote that he did not know whether it was Bogucki's interpretation or that of Karol Nawrocki, and he cited Article 194, paragraph 1 of the Constitution. According to the author, judges of the Constitutional Tribunal are chosen by the Sejm, and the president does not have constitutional powers to appoint or approve them. The author emphasized that the obligation to take an oath before the president arises from the law, not from the Constitution. He claimed that the president merely receives the oath, and the oath itself does not create the judge's mandate. He also referenced the Constitutional Tribunal's ruling in case K 34/15, which — as he wrote — clarified that the taking of the oath does not imply the president's involvement in shaping the Tribunal's composition. Finally, he criticized Bogucki for, in his opinion, presenting the Constitution according to the political needs of the President's Chancellery. #Konstytucja #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #Polska (translated)

WolnośćTV published an exchange of views between Sośnierz and a TVP expert regarding the oath of office taken before the president. Sośnierz said he would press the "red button" if the expert claimed that the oath could be taken without the president's presence, and described such reasoning as an interpretive somersault. The conversation also included a statement that the president does not have the authority to accept or reject the oath. The discussants then debated whether one of them interrupted the other. #polityka #TVP #Debata (translated)

The dispute over the Constitutional Tribunal intensified after Maciej Berek took an oath as a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal on Wednesday during a ceremony in the Sejm, stating that he does so "in the presence of the president." #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #DonaldTusk #spór (translated)

Magda wrote that eight new judges of the Constitutional Tribunal announced their intention to take all legally prescribed actions to restore its lawful functioning. She added that the statement was signed by everyone, including three judges from whom Nawrocki personally received the oath. #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #prawo #sędziowie (translated)

Eight judges of the Constitutional Tribunal appointed by the Sejm of the same term issued a statement in which they emphasized that their adjudication is being blocked by judge Bogdan Święczkowski and that the president does not have the authority to appoint judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, and that their oath is in accordance with the applicable regulations. #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #sędziowie #konstytucja (translated)

Zbigniew Konwiński wrote that eight judges of the Constitutional Tribunal issued a statement in which they stated that the Constitution does not grant the president the authority to appoint judges of the Constitutional Tribunal. According to Konwiński's report, they also pointed out that the oath is taken by the judge, not accepted by the president, and that it was sworn before the president in accordance with statutory conditions. #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #Prawo #Konstytucja (translated)

The Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland conveyed that Karol Nawrocki stated in Polsat News and Interia Events that assuming the position of a judge of a common court or the Constitutional Tribunal requires taking an oath before the president. He emphasized that the oath pertains to the office of the President of the Republic of Poland, and not to the person, regardless of who has held, holds, or will hold the office. #PrezydentRP #Sędziowie #TrybunałKonstytucyjny (translated)

President Karol Nawrocki stated that he will not accept the oath from Maciej Berek, the new judge of the Constitutional Tribunal, due to formal doubts and strategy, especially after Berek attempted to take the oath in a manner inconsistent with the constitution. #ślubowanie #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #konstytucja (translated)

Adam Mazguła criticized Rafał Jankowski and the board of the NSZZ Policjantów after Jankowski stated that police officers "do not stand on the side of the government." He claimed that such a position undermines loyalty to constitutional organs of the state and could lead to anarchy. He accused Jankowski of having political ties to PiS and argued that his statement encourages police officers not to fulfill their duties. Mazguła referred to Article 27, point 1 of the Police Act of April 6, 1990, and cited the oath taken by police officers. He argued that police officers should serve Poland and its constitutional bodies, including the democratically elected government and the Minister of the Interior and Administration. He also accused the NSZZ board and Jankowski of focusing on pay and benefits. The author wrote that Jankowski did not respond to what he described as cases of death following police interventions, the use of violence against women and peaceful demonstrators, the detention of a female MP, the shooting of a “Solidarity” journalist, as well as repression and falsification of evidence against democratic opposition activists. These were Mazguła's accusations against Jankowski. Mazguła urged policewomen and policemen to serve Poland, not politics, and to use force against those breaking the law. He added that since Jankowski informed institutions of his position, he also conveyed his opinion to them. #PrawdąWOczy #WPoczuciuOdpowiedzialności #TarczaWolnościSłowa #BronimyKonstytucji #ŻołnierzGorszegoSortu #PrawaCzłowieka #WolnośćSłowa #ŚwieckośćPaństwa #PrawaKobiet #WojskoPolskie #Policja #Praworządność #Bezpieczeństwo (translated)

there was no other possibility for Mr. Berek to take the oath, since he was not invited by the president. In an interview with "Fact," Prof. Andrzej Zoll, a lawyer and former president of the Constitutional Tribunal, emphasized that "there was no other possibility for Mr. Berek to take the oath, since he was not invited by the president." #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #MaciejBerek #KomisjaWenecka (translated)

Jacek Fogiel wrote that Minister Kierwiński informed about providing protection to two judges of the Constitutional Tribunal by the SOP. According to Fogiel, their names were not disclosed, and the judges requested protection after receiving threats and disturbances outside the building. Fogiel added that Święczkowski described the protection of Maciej Berek and two other individuals, whom he did not recognize as judges, as a coup attempt. The author stated that Święczkowski also described the police dispersal of the blockade of the Tribunal and the swearing-in of a judge elected by the Sejm, which was to be conducted before the president, who — according to Fogiel — had refused to accept it for months. Fogiel accused Święczkowski of preventing these individuals from working, and he called actions contrary to his position a coup attempt. He believed that in this way, Święczkowski was defending his own position rather than the Tribunal. #TrybunałKonstytucyjny #Ochrona #Polityka (translated)