On Thursday, the first president of the ultimate Court, Małgorzata Manowska, expressed "the highest outrage with the savagery of customs and gross violation of the principles of legal ethics" by any judges of the Court of State. The authoritative message referred to the incidental from the Wednesday gathering concerning the request to waive her immunity.
Manowska accused the judges of "unlawful intrusion" into the premises of the SN under access control and the "collection of the courts" which should be treated with respect as a symbol of the office. She peculiarly criticized "the targeting of SN employees of screams, arrogant and non-cultural responses" and forcing them to disclose individual data to tv cameras.
Dramatic course of the meeting
By Wednesday at 12:00 a three-man lineup was appointed under the leadership of Piotr Andrzejewski with the participation of Józef Zych and Piotr Sak. Shortly before the start, respective another TS judges requested admission to the courtroom.
"We ask you to quit your feet and your hats. We have a mandatory standing" - said Vice-President Jacek Dubois. After a brief dispute, the judges were allowed and 16 TS judges appeared behind the bench at 12:00 p.m.
Chaos in the courtroom
"I am beginning a gathering of the three-man TS and welcome colleagues excluded on the case" - said president Andrzejewski. This prompted a series of statements and interruptions between the judges.
After 2 hours of tumultuous deliberations and interruptions, the gathering was postponed until 22 September. justice Andrzejewski no longer appeared in the courtroom, and on Thursday declared that the appointment of the sitting for 22 September was "unauthorized".
Legal context of the case
The request of the National Prosecutor's Office to waive Manowska's immunity concerns 3 threads, including the allegation of failure to fulfil its duties due to the failure to convene a Court of State gathering in 2024. In August, Manowska's defender applied to exclude a number of judges, as they had previously been interviewed by the prosecutor as witnesses.
Last week, the three-man squad approved the motion and shut down 12 TS judges. Manowska declared that Wednesday's behaviours are not and will not be tolerated by her and announced "strong legal steps" to defend employees of the SN.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
