45 posts
1 October 2014
The complaint lodged by the extreme right-wing association Manos Limpias against President Mas is for prevarication, disobedience, rebellion, provocation to sedition and embezzlement, and it […]
14 March 2016
The Prosecutor’s Office submits a request to the National High Court to investigate the CUP-Capgirem Vic minister Joan Coma for an alleged crime of incitement […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly27 December 2016
The arrest comes after Joan Coma (CUP) refused to testify at the National HIgh Court on24 October as an investigated party for an alleged crime […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly3 April 2017
The councillor of Capgirem Vic-CUP was being investigated for an alleged crime of incitement to sedition. Joan Coma defended the disobedience as part of the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly22 September 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office of the National High Court submits a complaint for a possible crime of sedition in relation to the protest at the doors […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly27 September 2017
The magistrate of the Central Examining Magistrate’s Court of the National High Court, Carmen Lamela, starts preliminary proceedings regarding the complaint submitted by the Prosecutor’s […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly4 October 2017
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court of Cornellà de Llobregat starts proceedings against 6 senior leaders of the Mossos d’Esquadra (the commissioners Lluís Ferran López, Joan […]
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Politicisation of justice6 October 2017
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Cuixart, Mossos d’Esquadra major Josep Lluís Trapero and the Mossos intendant, Teresa Laplana, appear at the National High Court before the Magistrate […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2017
The organisation considers that the charges for sedition are excessive and that the preventive detention of Cuixart and Sànchez violates the right to freedom of […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly30 October 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files a complaint to the National High Court against Honourable President Carles Puigdemont and the other members of the Government of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice19 February 2018
Examining Magistrate’s Court andNational High Courtmagistrate Carmen Lamela extends the sedition investigation against Mossos d’Esquadra Major, Josep Lluís Trapero, in connection with the 1 October […]
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Politicisation of justice29 March 2018
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court of Cornellà de Llobregat requests that National High Court judge Carmen Lamela takes over the case against the six chief […]
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Politicisation of justice4 April 2018
Examining Magistrate’s Court judge Carmen Lamela orders the interlocutory prosecution of the head of the Mossos d’Esquadra in relation to the 20 September demonstration and […]
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Politicisation of justice10 April 2018
At the request of the Prosecutor’s Office,, the National HIgh Court’s examining magistrate orders the arrest of Tamara Carrasco and Adrià Carrasco for the crimes […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly22 May 2018
Schleswig-Holstein High Court denies the new request for imprisonment of President Carles Puigdemont made by the German Prosecutor’s Office confirming that it rules out opening […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRight to political representation22 June 2018
VOX accuses the officers Lluís Ferran López, Joan Carles Molinero, Emili Quevedo and Francisco Javier Gámez, intendants Antoni Verger and Amadeu Domingo and the head […]
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Politicisation of justice13 July 2018
Schleswig-Holstein Supreme Court definitively denies the possibility of extraditing Carles Puigdemont to Spain for a crime of rebellion or sedition, as requested by the German […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice9 September 2018
The National High Courtis investigating Carrasco for protests organised by the CDRsagainst the imprisonment of some ministers, the president of Parliament Carme Forcadell, and the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly11 October 2018
Officers Lluís Ferran López, Joan Carles Molinero, Emili Quevedo and Francisco Javier Gámez, the intendants Antoni Verger and Amadeu Domingo and the head of the […]
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Politicisation of justice2 November 2018
In its indictment in the proceedings against the leaders of the Mossos for the events of 20-S and 1-O, the Prosecutor’s Office accuses the Major […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice7 November 2018
The National High Courtexamining judge in the case of Tamara and Adrià Carrasco, recognises the non-existence of any fact constituting a crime of terrorism, sedition […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly22 February 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the National High Court dismisses the appeal presented byPere Soler , former chief of the Mossos d’Esquadra, and Cèsar Puig, former […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial12 June 2019
The trial in the case against twelve leaders of the 1 October referendum – Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Turull, Dolors Bassa, Quim Forn, Josep […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regime14 October 2019
The Supreme Court convicts nine pro-independence leaders of sedition in the case against the 1 October referendum sentences them to prison terms ranging from nine […]
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Politicisation of justice14 October 2019
On the same day the Supreme Court’s verdict against the leaders of the 1 October referendum is made public, the investigating judge in the case, […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice4 November 2019
Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum, issues new European Arrest Warrants against former ministers Antoni […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice19 November 2019
In its report on the trial and conviction of the leaders of the 1 October referendum, Amnesty International argues that the crime of sedition and […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly3 January 2020
The Central Electoral Board rules in favour of the PP, Ciudadanos and VOX and declares that Oriol Junqueras has lost his status as MEP as […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation4 March 2020
The prisoners have submitted appeals for protection asking for the verdict to be declared null and void, arguing that their fundamental rights, such as the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly2 June 2020
In a letter addressed to the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez; the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet; the Prosecutor General; the president of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly8 June 2020
The Prosecutor’s Office presents its final conclusions, in which it downgrades the charges against the Mossos d’Esquadra police major, Josep Lluís Trapero; the former chief […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office20 October 2020
The National High Court issues a verdict in the case against the head of the Mossos for his actions on 20 September and 1 October […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office23 February 2021
In a tighter vote than expected (15 votes in favour, 8 against and 2 abstentions), the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament recommends to […]
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European Arrest Warrants22 April 2021
The former minister filed an appeal to the high court against the judgement of 1 October issued by the Supreme Court denouncing a violation of […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial11 May 2021
The Court considers that the fundamental rights of the former minister have not been violated by the sentence issued by the Supreme Court on the […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional Court10 June 2021
The Supreme Court declares the completion of the penalty of 20 months of disqualification from public office of former ministers Carles Mundó, Meritxell Borràs and […]
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Politicisation of justice21 June 2021
The resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe encourages Spain to, among other things, reform the crimes of rebellion and sedition, consider […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice23 July 2021
The court has acquitted from concealment charges the two agents of the Catalan police force who, together with the businessman Jami Matamala and the historian […]
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Politicisation of justice28 October 2021
The former president of the Parliament had appealed against the resolution of the Supreme Court that sentenced her to 11 years and 6 months in […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional Court24 June 2022
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe approves a follow-up report to the resolution approved on 21 June 2021, in which it reviews whether […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice30 June 2022
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia accepts the request for recusal filed by the former first vicepresident of the Bureau of Parliament Josep Costa […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial11 November 2022
The Explanatory Statement for the bill argues that the crime of sedition is obsolete and not in line with the legislation of other countries; as […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRights to free expression and assembly15 December 2022
The PSOE, Unidas Podemos, ERC, PDECat, PNB and EH Bildu vote in favour of the reform, while Junts, the CUP and VOX vote against it, […]
12 January 2023
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena issues a new prosecution order against Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Marta Rovira in the case […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice13 February 2023
Once the Criminal Code reform that suppresses the crime of sedition and amends the crime of embezzlement is in force, the Second Chamber of the […]
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Politicisation of justice