41 posts in 2021
14 January 2021
The Provincial Court of Barcelona has rejected the petition of the Prosecutor’s Office to dismiss the case opened at the Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly15 January 2021
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona initiated proceedings in 2019 against three firefighters and two superior offices of the Fire Department of the Parc […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly20 January 2021
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia condemns Bernat Solé, minister of Foreign Affairs, Institutional Relations and Transparency of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice22 January 2021
The court dismisses the appeal presented by the Prosecutor’s Office against the sentence of the Criminal Court no. 25 of Barcelona that acquitted CDR activist […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 January 2021
The Catalan Government has once again agreed to grant the third degree status to the prisoners in the 1 October referendum case. The third degree […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regime22 February 2021
The pro-independence youth from Badalona Marcel Vivet, accused for his participation in the ‘Holi Festival’ protest in September 2018, appears before the Provincial Court of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly1 March 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against former president of the Bureau of Parliament Roger Torrent (ERC) […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticised Constitutional Court3 March 2021
The trial begins against the five members of the 1 October Electoral Commission, Jordi Matas, Tània Verge, Marta Alsina, Marc Marsal and Josep Pagès at […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice9 March 2021
The councillor of Guanyem Badalona en Comú and CUP activist Jose Téllez testifies on 23 February before the Supreme Court. He was accused of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly16 March 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office had filed the action on the grounds of an alleged crime of disobedience against the former president of Parliament, Roger Torrent (ERC) […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial22 March 2021
The trial against Josant had been postponed due to the effects of the pandemic and the Catalan Government eventually toned down the accusation by withdrawing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly6 April 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office accuses Muñoz (“Xelj” on Twitter) of working with Anonymous to target the websites and services of government and state institutions and Spanish […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly14 April 2021
The Criminal Court no. 11 of Barcelona acquitted the five members of the 1 October Electoral Commission (Jordi Matas, Tània Verge, Marta Alsina, Marc Marsal […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice14 April 2021
The National Police charged heavily against Guillem, the young protagonist of a video that went viral on social media in the context of the protests […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly30 April 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia dismisses the appeal filed by the Prosecutor’s Office against the judgment of the Provincial Court that acquitted the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly6 May 2021
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 18 of Barcelona opens a case against the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Raül Romeva and nine former high officials […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice11 May 2021
Following instructions from the State Prosecutor’s Office, the High Prosecutor’s Office of Catalonia closes the investigation into CUP for allocating money from the subsidy received […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office14 May 2021
The Mossos d’Esquadra arrested him and took him to the courts of Terrassa for having chained himself to the steps of the Palau de Justícia […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly14 June 2021
The Public Ministry accuses him of alleged crimes of prevarication and embezzlement of public funds for having hired the sergeant of the Mossos d’Esquadra Lluís […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office20 June 2021
Guillem Padilla, Ivan, Sarah and Roc are acquitted of the crimes of public disorders and attempted attacks against the National Police during the protests that […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly5 July 2021
The Seventh examining Magistrate’s Court of Sant Feliu de Llobregat closes the proceedings filed against the director and presenter of the TV3 programme ‘Està Passant’ […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly6 July 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office lowers the penalty request and asks for a year and a half in prison for each of them for committing a crime […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice15 July 2021
The court harshly criticises the Prosecutor’s Office and the magistrate of the Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 16 of Barcelona for having violated the fundamental rights […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice19 July 2021
The two activists appear before the Court for their participation in the general strike of 14 February 2019 organised in response to the trial against […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly22 July 2021
Also closed was the case regarding the 12 people under investigation in Perpignan for the crime of obstructing a public road, a crime that carried […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly30 July 2021
The activist from Mataró and member of Jovent Republicà is sentenced to one year in prison and a 200 euro fine for having thrown, according […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly23 August 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office requests six and a half years in prison and a fine of 1,200 euros for a young man from Girona, Robert Llach, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly21 September 2021
Josep Lluís Alay will have to go to trial on charges of embezzlement of public funds and fraud for the trip he made to New […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice22 September 2021
According to the prosecution authorities, Hasél is charged with ‘multiple criminal acts’ and describes him as a ‘persistent offender’ for the crime of glorification of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 September 2021
The State Attorney’s Office requests these penalties in the context of the case being carried out before Investigating Court number four court of Amposta, at […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice11 October 2021
The Examining Magistrate’s Court no. 28 of Barcelona has opened trial proceedings against Josep Lluís Alay, the head of President Puigdemont’s office, for the expenses […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice15 October 2021
Marc Bosch, mayor of Dosrius (Maresme), and Eduard Garcia, councillor of the same municipality, provide statements before the Fourth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Mataró where […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly28 October 2021
The Third Criminal Court of Lleida sentences Miquel Serra (ERC) to three months’ disqualification for disobedience and a fine of 450 euros. In December, the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 October 2021
The Eighth Criminal Court of Barcelona acquits El País photojournalist Albert Garcia, who had been arrested during the protests against the sentence of the leaders […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly12 November 2021
The Urban Guard in Barcelona arrested Charles Andrew Pittman in the course of 18 October 2019 general strike, while he was near a demonstration, looking […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly17 November 2021
Legaz is convicted on charges of attacking the authority and causing injuries after an agent of the City Police denounced him for punching during the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly18 November 2021
The Prosecutor’s Office accuses former mayor Serracant of a serious crime of disobedience, since he ‘did not prevent or paralyse’ the 1 October referendum in […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly24 November 2021
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia has ratified the sentence of activist Adrián Sas condemning him to three years and six months in prison, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly29 November 2021
The Criminal Court trying the second case of disobedience filed against Quim Torra for not removing a banner with a yellow ribbon from the balcony […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly15 December 2021
The oral trial against the young man from Calldetenes Roger Aguayo begins at the Provincial Court of Barcelona. He had been arrested at the roadblock […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly16 December 2021
The court concludes that the organised roadblock for which Francisco Garrobo and Moisès Fernández were being tried falls within their right of assembly and disagrees […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly