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Central Electoral Board

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10 March 2016

The mayor of Berga, Montserrat Venturós, is called to testify for not taking down the pro-independence flag from the Town Hall

The First Examining Magistrate’s Court of Berga summons the mayor of Berga (CUP) to testify as she is being investigated for an electoral crime. The […]

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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly
28 April 2016

The Supreme Court confirms the agreement of the Central Electoral Board to ban the display of pro-independence flags in public spaces during electoral periods

The Supreme Court, as well as the Electoral Board, believe that the pro-independence flag is a partisan symbol, given that it only represents a part […]

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Central Electoral BoardPoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly
4 November 2016

The mayor of Berga is arrested for refusing to take down the pro-independence flag from the Town Hall

Montserrat Venturós, the mayor of Berga, is arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra for not appearing to testify as an investigated party before the First Examining […]

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Breaches:
Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly