20 January 2020

The leaders of the Mossos go on trial for the events of 20 September and 1 October

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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly

The hearings in the trial against the leadersof the Mossos d’Esquadra in connection with the events of 20 September and 1 October were initially scheduled to take place in the National High Court throughout January, February and March, but on 13 March the trial is suspended due to the coronavirus crisis.

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