Judge: what happened in the Constitutional Tribunal was turned upside down

Katarzyna Wróbel-Zumbrzycka, a judge and spokesperson for the Polish Judges' Association "Iustitia", discussed the constitutional crisis in Poland on TVN24. She emphasized the importance of the constitution in protecting citizens' rights and highlighted the backlog of cases in the Constitutional Tribunal, with many pending for over five years. Wróbel-Zumbrzycka criticized the current state of the Tribunal, noting that no decisions were made last month due to internal issues. She also commented on a controversial recording involving a presidential aide questioning a judge's knowledge of the constitution, reflecting a decline in respect for judicial authority. The crisis escalated following the announcement of a break in the Tribunal's leadership, prompting political reactions, including from Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who condemned the attack on the Tribunal as part of a broader assault on the rule of law in Poland.