Police in the Constitutional Tribunal. President of the Supreme Court: There has not been such a situation in Poland since the state of martial law

Zbigniew Kapiński, the First President of the Supreme Court, discussed the conflict surrounding the Constitutional Tribunal, asserting it was unlawfully seized in 2015. He emphasized the importance of protecting the Tribunal from executive power overreach. Kapiński criticized the police blockade during a recent incident involving the Tribunal, stating that it should not have occurred. He acknowledged the legitimacy of the Tribunal's past rulings but clarified that the term "dubler" does not apply to subsequent judges. Kapiński expressed concern over the potential for further institutional takeovers by the government.