是恢复法治还是政变？周五晚间（10月30日）在华沙围绕波兰宪法法庭爆发的危机，在从未如此分裂的国家里，引来对立政治阵营截然不同的解读。事态突然升级始于当天下午晚些时候，当时该法庭法官之一安娜·科尔温-皮奥特罗夫斯卡宣布暂停法庭院长博格丹·希维奇科夫斯基和副院长巴尔托沃米耶伊·索汉斯基的职务。她还主张依据其在司法界的资历接任法庭院长。
A restoration of the rule of law or a coup d'état? The crisis that erupted on the night of Friday, October 30, surrounding Poland's Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw drew starkly different interpretations from rival political camps in a country more divided than ever. The sudden escalation began in the late afternoon, when one of the tribunal's judges, Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, announced the suspension of the institution's president, Bogdan Swieczkowski, and its vice president, Bartlomiej Sochanski. She also asserted her right to take over as president of the court, citing her seniority in the judiciary.
随后，兼任总检察长的司法部长瓦尔德马尔·祖雷克在新闻发布会上宣布，他已请求取消这两名法官的豁免权，为刑事诉讼铺平道路。他说：“这个法庭已沦为私有财产。我们必须恢复其正常运作。”
Soon after, Justice Minister Waldemar Zurek, who also serves as prosecutor general, announced at a press conference that he had requested the lifting of both judges' immunity, opening the door to criminal proceedings. "This tribunal has become private property. We must restore its proper functioning," he said.
抗议者随即聚集在法院总部周围，很快有反对唐纳德·图斯克中间派政府的右翼和极右翼反对派人物加入。警方迅速击退了试图强行闯入大楼的行为，但局势依然紧张。有人向警方投掷椅子和瓶子。与此同时，政治领袖们在法院门前和社交媒体上发表的煽动性言论不断增多。
Protesters immediately gathered around the court's headquarters, soon joined by figures from the right-wing and far-right opposition to Donald Tusk's centrist government. Police quickly repelled attempts to force entry into the building, but tensions remained high. Chairs and bottles were thrown at officers. Meanwhile, incendiary statements from political leaders multiplied in front of the institution and on social media.