Monday, 21 May 2018

Catalan President visits Prisoners

The Catalan President, Quim Torra, has today visited Estremera Prison, where he visited Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Turull, Joaquim Forn, Josep Rull and Raül Romeva. He went on to visit Carme Forcadell and Dolors Bassa, in the Alcalá de Henares prison, near Madrid.

Two of the political prisoners, Josep Rull and Jordi Turull, have been selected as ministers ('Consellers') in the new Catalan government. Vilaweb reports that Jordi Turull said:





The tweet says: "Honoured to receive the visit from President @QuimTorraiPla. The visit was made with dignity, in formal attire and the insignia of ministers. Our political rights are intact, and we demand the freedom to exercise the responsibility that has been given to us, and which we accept."

Spanish President M. Rajoy has delayed the official publication of the names of ministers in the new government. This means that the Generalitat remains under the control of Madrid, under section 155 of the Spanish Constitution.


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