"Is there a locksmith?". TVN24 reporter on the background of events before the Constitutional Tribunal

The crisis surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal began with a decision by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska to suspend President Bogdan Święczkowski and Vice-President Bartłomiej Sochański. Politicians, including Jarosław Kaczyński, gathered outside the Tribunal as Święczkowski attempted to enter, famously asking if there was a locksmith available. This incident coincided with the prosecutor's request to lift the immunities of Święczkowski and Sochański due to various alleged offenses. Anna Korwin-Piotrowska has called a meeting of judges to discuss the Tribunal's budget for 2027, amidst calls for a constitutional reset to re-elect the Tribunal's members.