Monday, 26 March 2018

The Germans act as the EU's polizei

Ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont detained in Germany


RT,
25 March, 2018

 Carles Puigdemont has been detained in Germany, according to the former Catalan president’s lawyer.




An arrest warrant had been issued for Puigdemont in Finland after the former president visited the country for talks with lawmakers. He was returning to Belgium, where he lives in self-imposed exile, when he was detained by German authorities after crossing the border from Denmark.

“First Minister Carles Puigdemont has been detained in Germany when he was crossing the border from Denmark,” Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas, Puigdemont’s lawyer, tweeted Sunday. Puigdemont is now said to be in a police station awaiting his legal team. German police have confirmed the arrest. It is unclear where Puigdemont is being held.

Protesters took to the streets of Barcelona to protest Puidgement's arrest Sunday.

Puigdemont fled Finland after authorities there confirmed they had received an extradition request from Spain. “Spain has requested extradition of its national, who is currently visiting Finland,” the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said in a statement on Saturday. “The police have reported to the prosecutor and have engaged in the exchange of additional information with Spanish authorities.”


Catalonia’s rebels: The jailed, exiled & persecuted independence leaders — RT World News

When Catalonia, after a referendum, decided to become independent from Spain, Madrid responded with a swift and thorough crackdown. Politicians and activists were scooped up by the dozen, and 25 are...


A European arrest warrant for Puigdemont and a number of his aides was issued by the Spanish Supreme Court Friday. Puigdemont is wanted on charges of rebellion and sedition after leading a pro-independence referendum deemed illegal by the Spanish government late last year.

The vote led to riots across the region amid accusations of police violence. Puidgemont fled the region in the wake of the vote. A number of his colleagues have spent time in jail and are now facing trial.




This is what the fascist EU (and Germany in particular) is defending. Turns out that the EU is a club that is easily entered but cannot be left without punishment.

 This is a reminder of events last year in Catalonia.

840+ injured in conflicts with Spanish police sen tin to prevent referendum


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