波兰外交部长拉多斯瓦夫·西科尔斯基周五为警方在宪法法庭的行动进行辩护，称其目的是让经正式选举产生的法官能够恢复法庭的工作。
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Friday defended police action at the Constitutional Tribunal, saying it aimed to allow duly elected judges to resume the court's work.
西科尔斯基在美国亚特兰大市举行的二十国集团外长会议间隙举行的新闻发布会上表示，该法庭“在前任政府时期被政治化”，而当前的领导权争端导致法庭无法正常运作。
Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the US city of Atlanta, Sikorski said the tribunal had been "politicized under the previous government," and the current leadership dispute had prevented the court from functioning properly.
他说，过去两年由新议会选举产生的多数法官无法履行职责，因为即将离任的法庭庭长没有召集法庭的理事会。
He said a majority of judges elected by the new parliament during the last two years had been unable to carry out their duties because the outgoing court president had not convened the tribunal's council.
西科尔斯基表示，结果，法庭无法作出判决、解释法律，甚至无法批准来年的预算。“因此，必须采取行动，使法庭能够再次运作，”他说。
As a result, the court had been unable to issue judgments, interpret laws or even approve its budget for the coming year, said Sikorski. "So, action had to be taken to enable the tribunal to function again," he said.
此番言论发表之前，警方于周五进入了波兰宪法法庭的场所，同时法庭宣布其庭长博格丹·希维奇科夫斯基已被停职。
The comments came after police entered the premises of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on Friday, while the court announced that its president, Bogdan Swieczkowski, had been suspended.
警方表示，警员是在法庭外发生事件后进入场所的，其中包括有人向警察投掷危险物品。
Police said officers entered the premises following incidents outside the court, including the throwing of dangerous objects at police.
这些事态发展还促使总统卡罗尔·纳夫罗茨基缩短对塞内加尔的访问并返回波兰。
The developments also prompted President Karol Nawrocki to cut short his trip to Senegal and return to Poland.
“在这样的时刻，总统必须在波兰。我正在缩短飞往塞内加尔的行程。我正在返回，”纳夫罗茨基在美国社交媒体公司
"At a moment like this, the President must be in Poland. I am cutting short my flight to Senegal. I am returning," Nawrocki said on US social media company