Puigdemont Seeks Asylum In Belgium

**wvwvw** · 10-30-2017, 08:23 PM

Puigdemont Seeks Asylum In Belgium After Spain Files Charges Against Catalan Government For Rebellion

The movement of the former Catalan president intends to internationalize the judicial decisions and to force the Belgian justice to position itself on the possible emission of a euroorder of detention by Spain. In addition, the expresident and the exconsellers that accompany him raise the possibility of requesting political asylum in that country.

The Spain Report published a summary of the charges.

Accusations to be rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. All very serious crimes under Spanish Criminal Code 1995.
Charges to be against all members of former Catalan government and members of Catalan Parliament Speaker's Committee.
So Puigdemont, Junqueras, Romeva, Turull, etc. (regional got) and Forcadell (Speaker, parliament).
Accusations against Puigdemont, Junqueras, etc. going to National High Court. Having been sacked, they no longer enjoy special privilege.
Accusations against Forcadell and Speaker's Committee going to Supreme Court. They still enjoy special privilege until new elections.
No word on remand petition yet. Prosecutor will wait until first court appearances to decide.
If found guilty, the charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds carry prison terms of up to 30, 15 and 6 years, respectively, under Spanish law.

Prior to the Public Prosecutor’s move, events in Catalonia had got off to a subdued start on the first day of the new working week. Only one Catalonian government official, Josep Rull, turned up for work, posting a photo of himself online via his Twitter account.

Rull, who is responsible for territory and sustainability, tweeted that he was in his office... “exercising responsibilities entrusted by Catalan people”.

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-1...-runs-brussels

**wvwvw** · 10-30-2017, 08:35 PM

Meanwhile in Barcelona Huge rally rejects Catalan secession bid.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to voice their opposition to the region's declaration of independence amid vast political uncertainty for the region in northeast Spain.
Catalonia's political leadership was fired Saturday by central authorities in Madrid who are trying to tame the worst political crisis Spain has seen in decades. So far, Catalan's former leader has insinuated that he won't step down.

Waving Spanish, Catalan and European Union flags, the protesters described themselves as the silent majority who have been ignored during the wealthy region's bid for independence, which came to a head Friday when the regional parliament voted to secede from Spain.

A nationalist activist waves a Spanish flag in front of a giant Catalan flag during a mass rally against Catalonia's declaration of independence, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. Thousands of opponents of independence for Catalonia are holding the rally on one of the city's main avenues after one of the country's most tumultuous days in decades. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Arroyo)

"We have organized ourselves late, but we are here to show that there is a majority of Catalans that are no longer silent and that no longer want to be silenced," said Alex Ramos, head of Catalan Civil Society, a pro-union grassroots group.

A woman places a Spanish flag on a balcony during a mass rally against Catalonia's declaration of independence, in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017. Thousands of opponents of independence for Catalonia are holding the rally on one of the city's main avenues after one of the country's most tumultuous days in decades. (AP Photo/Gonzalo Arroyo)

**Colonel Frank Grimes** · 10-30-2017, 08:58 PM

Piugdemont at the poker table.

**~~Tietar~~** · 10-30-2017, 11:15 PM

Lock him up! Protesters in Barcelona call for arrest of Catalan leader Puigdemont

Hundreds of thousands of Spanish loyalists chanting “Puigdemont to prison” demonstrated in Barcelona yesterday in support of Madrid’s decision to impose direct rule on Catalonia.

Demonstrators shouting “Viva España” and “Visca Catalunya” (long live Spain, long live Catalonia) thronged into the central boulevard Passeig de Gràcia. Amid a festival atmosphere, protesters carrying Spanish and Catalan flags sang along as speakers blared out Y Viva España, the 1970s hit.

The protest took place 48 hours after Catalan MPs voted to declare independence from Spain, prompting Mariano Rajoy, the Spanish prime minister, to sack the separatist Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and his government, dissolve the Catalan parliament and call regional elections for December 21.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/l...mont-2693v63qj

**~~Cristiano viejo~~** · 10-31-2017, 12:01 AM

**~~Cristiano viejo~~** · 11-01-2017, 06:24 PM

So it was received in Barcelona the separatist Catalan ex-politician Forn that returned yesterday from Brussels

people singing them "Que viva España", "¡Puigdemont a prisión!" (Puigdemont to jail!), "¡A Soto del Real, a Soto del Real!" (Soto del Real is a famous Spanish prision)