Spain’s High Court rejected appeal to free ministers of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic, jailed in aftermath of Madrid invoking Article 155 of the Constitution against the decision of Catalan Parliament to declare independence based on the results of the referendum #1Oct. #BREAKING Spain's National Court rejects appeal to free eight jailed Catalan ministers, they remain in…
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Spain’s Court cancelled Catalan’s unilateral Declaration of independence
Spain’s Constitutional Court officially annulled the Catalan parliament’s unilateral declaration of independence, a widely expected ruling after the move was suspended by the court. High speed train line in #Girona blocked by strikers #FreeCatalanPoliticalPrisoners pic.twitter.com/OXQx5FvVuK — Help Catalonia 🎗 (@CataloniaHelp2) November 8, 2017 The Madrid government fired Catalonia’s president Carles Puigdemont and dismissed its parliament…
Puigdemont: “Democracy in danger in EU”
The congregation of 200 Catalan Mayors at prestigious BOZAR concert hall in Brussels, gave unanimous support to the only ‘legitimate’ President Carles Puigdemont, and his government, partially in exile in Belgium, and partially in prison in Spain. Mayors demanded immediate liberation of the 10 political prisoners, and EU mediation in negotiations with Spain over independence…
Puigdemont and team released in Brussels
The President of the self-proclaimed Catalan Republic Carles Puigdemont and his four former ministers were placed under arrest by the investigating judge, according to the European arrest warrant procedure issued by Spain, but released on conditions, said Sunday evening at midnight left the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office. Belgian judge releases Puigdemont and his ministers ➡️https://t.co/Rwnd3eM6iA….
Puigdemont waits for Belgium judge decision
The President of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned himself in to Belgian police on Sunday, the Brussels prosecutor’s office said, following Spain’s issuing of an European arrest warrant. #BREAKING Carles Puigdemont and dismissed Catalan ministers handed themselves over to Belgian Police on Sunday morning — Catalan News (@catalannews) November 5, 2017…
Belgium receives arrest warrant for Puigdemont
Spain has issued an international arrest warrant for the President of the self-proclaimed Catalan Republic in exile a day after the same judge jailed eight members of the region’s government pending possible charges over Declaration of independence. #BREAKING: The Belgian prosecutor has received European arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont and will examine it starting tomorrow…
Puigdemont to stand in elections from Belgium
While the European Arrest Warrant has not yet been awarded by the Spanish authorities, Carles Puigdemont said he wanted to engage “in true justice (of Belgium), but not in the Spanish justice.” “I do not have fled, but it is impossible to prepare well (for my defense) “. The President of self-proclaimed Catalan Republic in…
Juncker showered with honors in Spain
Amid Catalan crisis and arrests of the politicians of the self-proclaimed Catalan Republic, the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker is heading to Spain to receive a Honoris Causa Doctorate by the University of Salamanca and deliver a keynote speech on November, 8. #Catalonia #EU https://t.co/70D6UCpnqd via @EC_AVService — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) November…
Junqueras vows to defend Catalan independence
Catalonia’s political leaders will appear before High court in Madrid facing charges of rebellion, sedition, and misuse of public funds, while the region’s president Carles Puigdemont denounced the processes as “political revenge” from his Brussels exile. .@junqueras faces 30 years in prison for organizing the independence vote. He is charged with rebellion, sedition and misuse…
Madrid opens criminal trials against Catalan politicians
Oriol Junqueras, the vice-president of the ousted Catalan government; has arrived in Madrid for questioning over allegations of rebellion for declaring the region’s independence from Spain. Vice president Oriol Junqueras, dismissed by the Spanish govt, arrives at the Spanish National Court to testify against charges of rebellion pic.twitter.com/J3f06NNwwF — Catalan News (@catalannews) November 2, 2017…
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