Ordo Iuris accuses the Polish government of seizing the Constitutional Tribunal

The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture stated on October 30, 2026, that police took control of the Constitutional Tribunal building in Warsaw. The institute described the action as a forced takeover of a constitutional body and an attack on the foundations of the Polish constitutional order. According to the institute, police occupied the building at night while the President of Poland was abroad and have since prevented the tribunal's director, vice president, and security personnel from accessing the facilities.

The dispute involves Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, a magistrate elected by the Sejm, who issued an order to act in place of the tribunal's president. Ordo Iuris contends that Korwin-Piotrowska's actions are invalid because she took her oath during a parliamentary ceremony rather than before the President of the Republic, as required by law. The institute claims this prevents her from assuming her functions and renders her official acts without effect.

The Warsaw police rejected the account provided by Ordo Iuris, stating that officers remained outside the building to perform security and public order duties.