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Outside the Spanish Supreme Court, Gabriel Rufián stated that Catalonia “can’t have a president via Skype”

Andreu van den Eynde argues for his client to be able to attend Parliament plenaries or even potentially be invested as Catalan president

The spokesperson for the pro-independence party says decisions about the incarcerated officials are “political and not judicial”

15 officials have appeared while President and 4 ministers have asked to appear via video from Brussels

The judicial process against Catalan politicians that helped to organise the non-binding consultation on independence on the 9th of November 2014 continues. The former Catalan Government spokesman and MP for the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDECAT) will definitely face trial after Spanish Supreme Court judge Andrés Palomo del Arco decided on Friday to start an oral case against him for alleged disobedience and administrative perversion. The Spanish public prosecutor wants Homs banned from office for a period of 9 years. The judge describes in his decision the events presented by the prosecution and says that they justify the start of trial. Former Catalan President Artur Mas, former Vicepresident Joana Ortega and former minister Irene Rigau are also facing trial for the same reason, although their case is being heard in the Catalan Supreme Court. Homs is facing the Spanish Supreme Court because he is currently a member of the Spanish Congress