Six of the jailed Catalan leaders attend Parliament hearing
Six of the nine Catalan leaders who were sentenced to jail by the Spanish Supreme Court for their roles in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum,...
Catalan Trial
Clara Ponsatí’s forthcoming MEP status ‘could affect extradition’ from Scotland
The full extradition hearing for Clara Ponsatí, the former Catalan education minister now living in Scotland, is scheduled to start on 11 May in Edinburgh. But it...
Spanish government will seek to reform definition of ‘sedition’ in criminal code
The new Spanish coalition government said this week that it is open to modifying the crime of sedition, and intends to include it among other proposed...
Ex-Mossos chief Trapero denies any ‘close relationship’ with Puigdemont
The trial of Josep Lluís Trapero, former head of the Catalan police (Mossos d’Esquadra) began at Spain’s National Court in Madrid on Monday. Trapero is charged with...
Trial of former Catalan police chief, Josep Lluís Trapero, starts
The trial of Josep Lluís Trapero, former head of the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra) starts at Spain’s National Court in Madrid on Monday. Trapero is...
Jordi Cuixart leaves prison on 48 hour leave
Jordi Cuixart, the jailed Catalan activist and head of the civil society Òmnium Cultural group, left prison on Thursday evening after being granted 48 hours leave, as...
The ‘Jordis’ granted permission for 48 hours prison leave
The jailed Catalan activists, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, have been granted 48 hours leave from prison, after the Catalan government’s justice department authorised their leave,...
Supreme Court rejects suspending JEC ruling that prevents Junqueras becoming MEP
The Spanish Supreme Court has rejected suspending the decision of Spain’s Electoral Authority (JEC) that prevents Oriol Junqueras taking up his seat as an MEP. The Catalan pro-independence...
Attorney General asks for Oriol Junqueras to be freed to collect MEP credentials
Spain’s Attorney General office has issued its recommendation to the Supreme Court that jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras should be allowed out of prison in...
EU Court of Justice rules Oriol Junqueras has immunity
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has ruled that the jailed former Catalan vice-president Oriol Junqueras has immunity after being elected as...
