103 posts
31 October 2017
The Examining Magistrate of Spain’s National High Court Carmen Lamela accepts the complaint by the Prosecutor’s Office against President Carles Puigdemont and other members of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial31 October 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files charges against Carme Forcadell and five former members of Parliament (Lluís Corominas, Lluís Guinó, Anna Simó, Ramona Barrufet and Josep Nuet). […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial2 November 2017
The vice-president Oriol Junqueras and the ministers not exiled in Belgium (Joaquim Forn, Josep Rull, Jordi Turull, Raül Romeva, Dolors Bassa, Meritxell Borràs, Carles Mundó […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial7 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena, takes on the ongoing case in the High Court of Justice of Catalonia against Carme Forcadell and the former members […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial24 November 2017
Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena takes over the National High Court case against President Puigdemont and the other MPs (Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Turull, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial4 December 2017
Llarena sentences Vice President Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn and Jordi Sànchez (ANC) and Jordi Cuixart (Òmnium Cultural) to preventive detention. The remaining jailed MPs (Josep […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trial5 December 2017
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena withdraws the European Arrest Warrant issued by National HIgh Court Magistrate Carmen Lamela against the president Carles Puigdemont and MPs […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice14 December 2017
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena denies Jordi Sànchez a temporary prison permit to leave Soto del Real prison and be able to campaign, ahead of […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly11 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 representation11 January 2018
At the request of the defence, Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Cuixart and Quim Forn give evidence before Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena. Sànchez and Forn submit […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regime29 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 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 representation2 February 2018
Examining magistrate Pablo Llarena decides to maintain the measure of preventive detention against Joaquim Forn. On 6 February, he came to the same decision for […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation14 February 2018
Mireia Boya is under investigation for her involvement in the independence process and is making a statement before the Supreme Court judge, Pablo Llarena, who […]
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Politicisation of justice18 February 2018
The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia sends a letter to Supreme Court judge, Pablo Llarena, proposing that he […]
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Politicisation of justice19 February 2018
Marta Rovira, under investigation for her involvement in the independence process, give evidence before the Supreme Court Magistrate, Pablo Llarena, who releases her on a […]
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Politicisation of justice21 February 2018
Anna Gabriel, under investigation for her involvement in the independence process, does not turn up to the Supreme Court, where she was summoned to testify. […]
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Politicisation of justice6 March 2018
The former leader of the ANC andJxCat MP currently in prison, submits a letter to the Supreme Court Magistrate Pablo Llarena asking for an extraordinary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation9 March 2018
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena rejects the request by Jordi Sànchez to obtain an extraordinary permit to leave prison to attend the investiture in Parliament […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation20 March 2018
Given the prohibition by Supreme Court Examining Magistrate , Pablo Llarena, to attend the investiture plenary session in Parliament, Sànchez informs Roger Torrent of his […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation20 March 2018
The hearing of the appeals by JxCat MPs Jordi Sànchez and Joaquim Forn against the decision by Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena to keep them […]
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Free parliamentary debatePrison regimeRight to political representation21 March 2018
Magistrate Pablo Llarena summons the parties involved in the 1 October referendum case for 23 March to notify them of the interlocutory order of prosecution […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation22 March 2018
As previously announced, the CUP abstains from the vote soJordi Turull does not reach the absolute majority necessary to be invested in the first investiture […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation 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 March 2018
Judge rules prison without bail for Jordi Turull, Josep Rull, Dolors Bassa, Raül Romeva and Carme Forcadell, as requested by the Prosecutor’s Office, the State’s […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation24 March 2018
The plenary session is resumed in parliament for the investiture of Jordi Turull as president of the Government of Catalania, imprisoned the previous day by […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation26 March 2018
Jordi Sànchez submits a letter to Magistrate Pablo Llarena asking that, in accordance with the request of the UN Human Rights Committee, his political rights […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation28 March 2018
Clara Ponsatí, who had moved to Scotland to re-join the Chair of Economics at the University of Saint Andrews, turns herself in to a police […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation28 March 2018
President Carles Puigdemont, Clara Ponsatí and Lluís Puig are appealing ‘in reform,’ i.e. before the judge Pablo Llarena himself, against their prosecution for rebellion and […]
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Politicisation of justice5 April 2018
Comín, Serret, and Puig, who had already made themselves available to Belgian justice after judge Llarena reactivated the European Arrest Warrant, give evidence before an […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRight to political representation7 April 2018
After a new round of consultations with the parties, Roger Torrent once again names Jordi Sànchez as a possible candidate for the presidency of the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation12 April 2018
Despite the UN’s request for precautionary measures to guarantee Jordi Sànchez’s political rights, judge Pablo Llarena denies his release and his request for an extraordinary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation13 April 2018
The Parliament Bureau approves, with votes by JxCat and ERC, to sue judge Pablo Llarena and other magistrates from the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber for […]
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Free parliamentary debateJudicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation17 April 2018
The the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber ratifies the decision made by judge Pablo Llarena not to grant a special permit to Jordi Sànchez to attend […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation19 April 2018
President Puigdemont, Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez, Josep Rull and the other JxCat MPs submit an appeal for protection to the Constitutional Court against judge Pablo […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation9 May 2018
The Supreme Court judge investigating the 1 October referendum case confirms the prosecutions and sentences along with the decision not to prosecute Artur Mas or […]
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Politicisation of justice17 May 2018
The the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber dismisses appeals by Josep Rull, Jordi Turull, Dolors Bassa, Raül Romeva and Carme Forcadell against their preventive detention sentenced […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime19 May 2018
The Secretary to the Spanish Government asks the Ministry of the Presidency to publish the appointment of the ministers in the Official Gazette of the […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation24 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 regime5 June 2018
Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí, Lluís Puig and Meritxell Serret lodge a civil lawsuit against the examining magistrate for the 1 October referendum case, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial6 June 2018
Toni Comín and Meritxell Serret ask for the first time to appear in person at the the Supreme Court for the case involving the leaders […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial14 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 regime15 June 2018
Executing the agreements reached by the Bureau of Parliament, Roger Torrent submits a complaint against Pablo Llarena and three other judges at the Supreme Court […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticisation of justiceRight to political representation18 June 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber ratifies the decision by Pablo Llarena forbidding the the investiture of Jordi Sànchez scheduled for 13 April, either by setting […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation26 June 2018
The Supreme Court’sCriminal Chamber dismisses all appeals against the interlocutory prosecution for the 1 October referendum case issued by Judge Pablo Llarena on 21 March. […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime27 June 2018
Following dismissal by the Supreme Court of all the appeals against the interlocutory prosecutions issued by judge Pablo Llarena, he issued an order declaring their […]
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Politicisation of justice28 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 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 assembly13 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 justice24 July 2018
The until then instructing magistrate at the National High Court, Carmen Lamela, is known for controversial decisions with significant political consequences, such as taking on […]
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Politicisation of justice28 July 2018
A group of eight people including members of the Palafrugell CDR (Baix Empordà) protest outside the restaurant in Mont-ras where Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly30 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 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 trial12 February 2019
The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides to reject the appeal for protection presented by Carme Forcadell against the Supreme Court’s decision not […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial20 February 2019
Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum, finally dismisses Carles Puigdemont’s appeal against his suspension as […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation26 February 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides not to accept the appeal for protection submitted by Carles Puigdemont, Clara Ponsatí and Lluís Puig […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court26 March 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides not to accept the appeal for protection presented by Meritxell Serret and Toni Comín against the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial9 April 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously dismisses Dolors Bassa’s appeal for protection against the pre-trial detention ordered by Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regime7 May 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously dismisses Jordi Cuixart’s appeals for protection against Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena’s March 2018 decision to prosecute […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regime14 June 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court does not authorise Oriol Junqueras (ERC), in preventive detention as a result of the case against the leaders […]
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Central Electoral BoardEuropean Arrest WarrantsPrison regimeRight to political representation14 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 justice17 October 2019
After Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena issues a new European Arrest Warrant against him, Carles Puigdemont reports to a Brussels police station. He remains in […]
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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 justice7 November 2019
Former ministers Antoni Comín and Lluís Puig report to a Brussels police station, where they are arrested in execution of the European Arrest Warrant re-issued […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice14 November 2019
Former minister Clara Ponsatí turns herself in to the Scottish police and is arrested in exeuction of the European Arrest Warrant issued by Supreme Court […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice28 November 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal for protection presented byOriol Junqueras against Judge Pablo Llarena’s decision to keep him in pre-trial […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation16 December 2019
The Brussels Court processing the European Arrest Warrants issued by Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena against Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Lluís Puig decides to […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly10 January 2020
Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum, rules on Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín’s appeal the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice13 January 2020
At the beginning of the first plenary session of the year, the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, officially announces that Carles Puigdemont and […]
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Politicisation of justice15 January 2020
The Constitutional Court finally rejects the appeal that Carles Puigdemont, Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez and the rest of the JxCat members ofParliament had brought against […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation15 January 2020
The Constitutional Court rejects the appeals presented by Jordi Sànchez and Carme Forcadell (dismissed on 15 January), Raül Romeva (dismissed on 13 February), and Jordi […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation23 January 2020
The Central Electoral Board announces the five new members of European Parliament elected in the Spanish state who will take their seats on 1 February […]
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Central Electoral BoardEuropean Arrest WarrantsRight to political representation28 January 2020
The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court upholds the March 2018 decision of Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation31 January 2020
The European Parliament issues a statement indicating that it ‘takes note’ of the election of the five members of European Parliament from the Spanish state […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice7 February 2020
On 28 January it dismissed Oriol Junqueras’s appeal against the decision of Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation11 February 2020
The Constitutional Court finally rejects the appeal that Carles Puigdemont and the other JxCat members of Parliament had presented against the refusal of Pablo Llarena, […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation13 February 2020
During the plenary session of the European Parliament, it is announced that Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice5 March 2020
The Edinburgh Sheriff Court, in contrast to Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum, finds that […]
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European Arrest Warrants21 April 2020
The Brussels court of first instance before which Puigdemont, Ponsatí, Comín, Puig and Serret filed a complaint against Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the […]
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Right to a fair trial7 August 2020
The tribunal of first instance of Brussels deems that the examining magistrate in the 1 October case, Pablo Llarena, lacks the jurisdiction to issue the […]
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European Arrest Warrants23 October 2020
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal presented by Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín against the decision of the investigating magistrate of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial16 November 2020
The the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs discusses for the first time the lifting of the immunity of Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara […]
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European Arrest Warrants7 January 2021
The Court of Appeal of Brussels dismisses the appeal lodged by the Belgian Prosecutor’s Office against the lower court ruling that rejected Pablo Llarena’s European […]
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European Arrest Warrants9 March 2021
The Plenary Session of the European Parliament votes in favor of lifting the immunity of Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí so that the […]
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European Arrest Warrants11 March 2021
The former Minister of Agriculture, Meritxell Serret, who had resided in Belgium since November 2017, has been on trial in the 1 October referendum case […]
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European Arrest WarrantsPoliticisation of justice4 May 2021
After several postponements while waiting for the European Parliament to rule on the lifting of Clara Ponsatí’s immunity, the processing of the European Arrest Warrant […]
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European Arrest Warrants12 July 2021
The Prosecution accuses the member of the CDR of attacking the authority for his participation in the protests at the doors of the Can Cou-Cou […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly30 July 2021
The General Court of the European Union decides to dismiss the request filed by Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí requesting their immunity be […]
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European Arrest Warrants4 October 2021
Carles Puigdemont appears before the Court of Appeal of Sassari (Sardinia) in the extradition proceedings initiated against him following his arrest on the island on […]
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European Arrest Warrants7 October 2021
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court endorses the decision of the investigating judge of the 1 October case Pablo Llarena of March 2018 to […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation26 November 2021
The General Court of the European Union rejects the new request, submitted by Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí, to provisionally have their immunity […]
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European Arrest Warrants31 May 2022
The Supreme Court dismisses the appeal of the Prosecutor’s Office against the sentence of the Provincial Court of Barcelona that acquitted CDR activist Tamara Carrasco […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficeRights to free expression and assembly31 August 2022
The magistrate of the Supreme Court Pablo Llarena relieved Junqueras, Romeva (ERC), Rull and Turull (JxCat) of their duties as MPs before the sentence was […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation12 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 justice31 January 2023
Llarena had asked the CJEU about the ability of judicial authorities executing European Arrest Warrants to consider matters of jurisdiction and respect for fundamental rights […]
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European Arrest WarrantsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial13 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 justice24 March 2023
Clara Ponsatí does not appear before the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the 1 October Catalan independence referendum in the Supreme […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justice28 March 2023
Clara Ponsatí returns to the Principality and appears in a press conference in the Col·legi de Periodistes de Catalunya. In the press conference, Ponsatí explains […]
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Right to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly28 April 2023
On the day of the illegal arrest of Clara Ponsatí, Gonzalo Boye lodged an habeas corpus, a proceeding whereby the immediate appearance before a court […]
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