36 posts in 2019
17 January 2019
The judge conducting the preliminary investigation at the National High Court had provisionally dismissed the case, finding that the events in question could not constitute […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 January 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia investigating judge in the case against Neus Lloveras and Miquel Buch for their role during the 1 October […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice12 February 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office brings a complaint before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia accusing Bernat Solé, mayor ofAgramunt and an ERC member of Parliament, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice21 February 2019
The Chamber High Court of Justice of Catalonia is established to try the former members of the Bureau of the Parliament of Catalonia Lluís Corominas, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justice7 March 2019
The Court confirms the sentences ranging from two to 13 years in prison and declines to convict the youth of the crime of terrorism as […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial11 March 2019
Following the complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Central Electoral Board gives President Quim Torra 48 hours to remove pro-independence flags and yellow ribbons from public […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly14 March 2019
The Association of Municipalities for Independence reports that of the 712 mayors who were to be investigated for having assisted with the organisation of the […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office18 March 2019
The Central Electoral Board dismisses Quim Torra’s appeal against its order to remove “estelades” and yellow ribbons from public buildings during the campaign for the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly19 March 2019
Ciudadanos files a complaint against Miquel Buch, theMinister of the Interior of the Government of Catalonia, accusing him of a crime of embezzlement of public […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office21 March 2019
Following a report by the Síndic de Greuges, Catalonia’s ombudsman, recommending that the Government of Catalonia remove the yellow ribbons from public buildings during the […]
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Central Electoral BoardRights to free expression and assembly25 March 2019
Following a complaint presented by Ciudadanos, the Electoral Board gives Francesc Gabarell, president of the CUP’s municipal group, 24 hours to remove pro-independence flags, yellow […]
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Central Electoral BoardNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 March 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia files a complaint against the president of the Government of Catalonia, Quim Torra, in […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly29 March 2019
The plenary session of the Court of Auditors approves an audit report finding indications of criminal and accounting misconduct in relation to the Government of […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office1 April 2019
The court accepts for consideration the appeal presented by Jose Téllez, a Badalona city councillor with Guanyem Badalona en Comú and member of the CUP, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly10 April 2019
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona initiates legal proceedings against three firefighters and two senior officers from the Girona Fire Department, accused by the […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 May 2019
VOX, in its 15 April appeal, had made the same request as the Prosecutor’s Office. The crime of criminal organisation can be punishable by up […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 May 2019
At the defence team’s request, the judge of the Examining Magistrate’s Court No. 24, the court conducting the preliminary investigation in Tamara Carrasco’s case, agrees […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly12 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 regime21 June 2019
The trial against Ivan Altimira, a former CUP city councillor in the Sant Andreu district of Barcelona, and David Carmona, a member of the same […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly27 June 2019
Carlos Ramos, the investigating judge in the yellow ribbon case against the presidentof the Government of Catalonia, Quim Torra, decides to prosecute him for a […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly8 July 2019
The Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Martorell dismisses the three remaining cases against teachers at El Palau secondary school in Sant Andreu de la Barca […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly25 July 2019
The judge carrying out the High Court of Justice of Catalonia’s preliminary investigation in the case against Miquel Buch for his role in the organisation […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice6 September 2019
This first conviction, now suspended by the court, entailed a two-year prison sentence and disqualification from public office for the crime of glorification of terrorism. […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly23 September 2019
Two members of the CDRs are released the same day, while seven others are taken to pre-trial detention at Soto del Real prison in Madrid […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly15 October 2019
The BRIMO of the Mossos d’Esquadra arrest Dren in the course of a protest against the judgment that sentenced the leaders of the 1 October […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly17 October 2019
They spend two days at the police station before the First Examining Magistrate’s Court of Tarragona orders pre-trial detention without bail for both. Laura had […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
David was in Urquinaona for the protests against the sentencing of leaders of the 1 October referendum when Spanish Police agents arrest him and take […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
Paula explains in an interview with VilaWeb that agents of the Policía Nacional arrested her and put, firstly, their knees on her neck, they insulted […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
The Mossos d’Esquadra’s BRIMO unit arrests four young people from Vallès Oriental, including David Pérez and Àlvaro Alierta from the town of Parets del Vallès, […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly19 October 2019
During one of the first protests blocking Meridiana Avenue, Marcel Guillén, an Arran activist, is arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra for a crime of causing […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly21 October 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office had opened proceedings against the Catalan Association of Municipalities (ACM) for an alleged crime of embezzlement in March 2018 following an investigation […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's Office5 November 2019
During a debate in the run-up to the 10 November general elections, the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, commits to bringing Carles Puigdemont […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's Office16 November 2019
The Criminal Court No. 11 of Barcelona notifies the five members of the Electoral Commission for the 1 October referendum (Jordi Matas, Tània Verge, Marta […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice19 December 2019
The Prosecutor’s Office calls for the dismissal of the case brought before Seventh Examining Magistrate’s Court of Barcelona in relation to the National Police charges […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly27 December 2019
The High Court of Justice of Catalonia admits the complaint presented by the Prosecutor’s Office against Mossos d’Esquadra sergeant Lluís Escolà and the Catalan Minister […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice30 December 2019
Following the 19 December Court of Justice of the EU rulingestablishing that Oriol Junqueras has been an MEP with immunity since the European Parliament election […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRight to political representation