PiS prepare to take over the Constitutional Tribunal

He met with the incumbent  Tribunal President, Professor Marek Safjan, whose term of office expires soon. In spite of this small victory, the Tribunal's independence is still not safe in the long run, as soon Law and Justice is going to appoint its 8 out of 15 judges to the Tribunal. Some of the government's candidates raise question about the Tribunal's future. For example, the Deputy Justice Minister, Andrzej Kryże, ruled on political trials during marshal law. Róża Żarska, Andrzej Lepper's lawyer, has faced more than 10 disciplinary cases over the last few years and these examples are just the tip of the iceberg. (Gazeta Wyborcza, July 15-16, pp.1, 2, 4) J.L.