29 posts in 2018
5 January 2018
The Supreme Court rejects the appeal by Oriol Junqueras and maintains the measures of preventive detention in connection with the prosecution case for the 1 […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime11 January 2018
Oriol Junqueras requests Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena to transfer him to a prison in Catalonia given his election as a member of Parliament and […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation17 January 2018
The constitution of the twelfth Parliament is held following the result of the elections called by Mariano Rajoy under the application of Article 155. None […]
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Right to political representation29 January 2018
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena dismisses the appeals made by Jordi Sànchez and Joaquim Forn against the ruling made on 12 January ordering the Parliament […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation30 January 2018
Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart submit a request to the United Nations’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention asking for a ruling on their […]
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Prison regime1 February 2018
The Disciplinary Commission of Soto del Real imposes a sanction on Jordi Sànchez prohibiting him from going outside for 30 days for the telephone messages […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation1 February 2018
The Minister of Justice, a member of the PP, is referring to the suspension of public functions of the accused, provided for in article 384 […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation23 March 2018
The examining magistrate forthe 1 October referendum case at the Supreme Court, Pablo Llarena, notifies the following interlocutory ordre: Prosecuted for rebellion are former president […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime23 April 2018
Jordi Cuixart requests the Secretary-General Penitentiary Institutions (under the Ministry of the Interior) to transfer him to Brians II prison, located in Sant Esteve Sesrovires […]
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Prison regime24 May 2018
Oriol Junqueras and Raül Romeva submit a letter to Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena requesting their provisional release or, alternatively, to be transferred to a […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime14 June 2018
Following the investiture of Pedro Sánchez with the support of pro-independence parties, the debate on the transfer of the political prisoners involved in the 1 […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime28 June 2018
In response to requests from the polical leaders held in Soto del Real prison (Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez) and Alcalá Meco (Carme Forcadell and […]
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Prison regime3 July 2018
Procedures have now been completed to transfer the leaders involved in the 1 October referendum. Jordi Cuixart, Jordi Sànchez, Oriol Junqueras and Raül Romeva spend […]
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Prison regime9 July 2018
Magistrate Pablo Llarena concludes the summary trial against the leaders involved in the 1 October referendum and declares that the interlocutory order of prosecution against […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation12 July 2018
At the request of the PSC and with the support of JxCat and ERC, the Bureau of the Parliament agrees to ask their legal department […]
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Right to political representationRights to free expression and assembly18 July 2018
The Bureau of Parliament has not come to any agreement on how to deal with the effects of suspending the leaders prosecuted for rebellion for […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation23 July 2018
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull submit a recusal against the president and four magistrates from the the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber which will […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial26 July 2018
The Criminal Chamber responsible for making judgement in the 1 October referendum case, whose president is Manuel Marchena, denies the request for freedom presented by […]
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Prison regime30 July 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber dismisses appeals lodged by Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Josep Rull, Jordi Turull and Jordi Sànchez against their suspension as ministers […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation13 September 2018
The Supreme Court’s Special Chamber responsible for hearing recusals, chaired by Supreme Court President Carlos Lesmes, dismisses the recusal against Manuel Marchena and other members […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial25 September 2018
JxCat and ERC reach an agreement on the suspension of the ministers prosecuted for rebellion in the 1 October referendum case (Carles Puigdemont, Oriol Junqueras, […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation2 October 2018
The Parliament of Catalonia’s plenary session votes on a compromise regarding the effects of the ministers’ suspension for rebellion related to their prosecution for involvement […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation4 October 2018
JxCat spokesman Albert Batet submits a letter to the Bureau of Parliament indicating that the JxCat deputies suspended due to the 1 October case (Carles […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation15 October 2018
About thirty people submit an appeal for protection, promoted by the Assemblea Nacional Catalana, to the Constitutional Court against suspending members of Parliament prosecuted for […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation25 October 2018
Thethe Supreme Court Chamber which is to judge the case against the leaders of the October 1 referendum confirms the conclusion of the summary trial […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial2 November 2018
The Prosecutor’s Office is asking for 25 years in prison for former vice president Oriol Junqueras and 16 years for former ministers Joaquim Forn, Jordi […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice20 November 2018
Jordi Cuixart, Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Turull, Josep Rull and Jordi Sànchez ask to issue a recusal against Manuel Marchena after the leak of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial20 December 2018
The members of the Parliament of Catalonia accused of rebellion and suspended from their duties as part of the Supreme Court case (Carles Puigdemont, Oriol […]
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Right to political representation27 December 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber hearing the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum confirms its jurisdiction to try those accused of rebellion […]
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Politicisation of justice