The Supreme Court has granted the request of the judge of the National Court Manuel García-Castellón to investigate the former president of the Generalitat Carles Puigdemont and the ERC deputy Ruben Wagensberg for the crime of terrorism. The leader of Junts has reacted sarcastically and almost immediately to the opening of a criminal case: “The same day they accuse me of having received the gift of a 7,000-euro Rolex, they accuse me of being a terrorist. I think the only thing left is for me to get out of it.” a secret account in Panama”.
“The Spanish Judicial Matrix has adapted the maxim of bad journalism: do not let reality spoil a good accusation,” he added.
The Court asked the Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, headed by Manuel Marchena, to consider the possibility of investigating the former president and the Republican for terrorism, as both of them were qualified due to their status as a MEP, the first, and as a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia, the second. The person in charge of investigating the case will be Judge Susana Polo.
The CUP has shown its support for the two investigated. “Solidarity and support for Carles Puigdemont and Ruben Wagensberg in the face of unfounded and unjust accusations of terrorism. Resistance and struggle are the best responses to repression,” deputy Carles Riera wrote in X.
The ERC senator and emeritus professor of Criminal Law, Joan Queralt, has also reacted. “The high judiciary Ñ covers levels of lawfare unparalleled in the EU. They know that, sooner or later, this will go to hell, but the cruelty and injustice know no limits,” he said.
