46 police officers to be tried for 2017 referendum baton charges
Judge sees evidence of injuries and crimes against moral integrity of pro-independence voters
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From terrorism to inciting public disorder: Catalan activist faces trial after initial charges dropped
Tamara Carrasco stands accused of instigating protests as a member of pro-independence CDR groups
Pro-independence civic groups to act as private prosecutors in police investigation
Catalan National Assembly and Òmnium Cultural will take part in the case looking into police charges on the day of the 2017 referendum
Two CDR activists arrested on terrorism charges released on bail
The pair were detained in September but Spain's National Court has freed them after “no material contact with explosives” found
The unanswered questions of the Catalan trial as verdict looms
The upcoming verdict from the Supreme Court should shed light on a series of contested accusations
A guide to the (several) Catalan independence trials
Which courts are handling them, who the defendants are, and what they're charged with
Spanish Supreme Court opens trial phase for prosecuted leaders
Prosecution will propose sentences and announce whether it keeps rebellion charges within 5 days
Spanish police officers testify in court over referendum day violence
Five members of Spain's Guardia Civil are the first summoned to answer allegations over their actions during October 1 vote
Forensic surgeon begins examining those injured on referendum day
This is the first step in investigating the police action from October 1 following complaints filed by sixty voluntary lawyers
Catalan Government and Parliament receive Constitutional Court suspension of pro-independence roadmap
The Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont and the Parliament’s, Carme Forcadell, received this Tuesday the notice issued by the Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) which suspends the conclusions of the Committee to Study the Constitutive Process. Four deputy clerks delivered the documents which warn that if the Parliament and the members of the Parliament’s Bureau ignore the resolution they “will be liable for responsibility, including criminal charges”. The TC also urges the Public Prosecutor to proceed with the corresponding actions against Forcadell. Last August, the TC suspended Catalonia’s pro-independence roadmap, ratified by the majority of the Parliament, claiming that the conclusions of the Committee to Study the Constitutive Process, the group responsible for designing Catalonia’s strategy towards independence, violated the Spanish Constitution.
TC urges to open a criminal case against Catalan Parliament President
The Catalan Parliament’s President, Carme Forcadell, may face criminal proceedings. The Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) has this Thursday upheld the complaint issued by the Spanish Government and has urged the Public Prosecutor’s Office to determine whether Forcadell committed a penal crime when disobeying the TC’s rulings and allowing the pro-independence roadmap vote last July. The resolution of the TC, approved by unanimity, asks to open criminal proceedings but does not contemplate the dismissal of Forcadell, a measure the TC could apply after a People’s Party (PP) reform in 2015 gave it the power to do so.