Bogdan Święczkowski faces disciplinary action and potential loss of pension

Bogdan Święczkowski, the President of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal, faces mounting legal and professional challenges. Following a decision by Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, the most senior judge selected by the current Sejm, to assume leadership of the Tribunal, a suspension of Święczkowski and Vice President Bartłomiej Sochański from their duties was ordered.

Disciplinary proceedings have been formally initiated against both Święczkowski and Sochański during a General Assembly of Judges. Additionally, prosecutors are seeking the removal of their judicial immunity. Legal experts, including Professor Adam Sulikowski, suggest that these developments could potentially lead to the loss of Święczkowski’s judicial pension.

In response to the constitutional crisis, U.S. Representative Keith Self, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Europe, sent a letter to President Karol Nawrocki. Self praised Nawrocki’s leadership during the events of October 30, stating that the President’s actions defended the rule of law and the constitutional order of Poland, noting the significance of such stability for NATO’s eastern flank.