Spain: Puigdemont flees after reappearing at Barcelona event | I don’t know where the independence supporter is

He Not Socialist Salvador Catalonia’s president was sworn in on a chaotic day After escaping the independence movement Carlos Puigdemont returned to Spain After seven years on the run to avoid Spanish justice.

Puigdemont made a brief reappearance in front of thousands of fans in BarcelonaExcept for a large security device used to stop him. His freak incident prevented Illa’s inauguration.

Illa’s election to the Catalan parliament was carried out with an absolute majority, backed by the ERC Republicans – Puigdemont’s former partners – after the former president’s party Junds per Catalunya (JxC) failed twice to suspend the session.

Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, set up checkpoints to prevent Puigdemont from leaving Barcelona or Catalonia, although they called off the operation after hours after failing to find him and causing traffic delays.

“The device is designed so that arrests are carried out proportionately and at the most appropriate moment so as not to create public disorder,” Mossos alleged in a statement. “The Mossos d’Esquadra denies having any agreement or prior dialogue with Carles Puigdemont’s entourage,” they stressed.

Two Mosos agents were arrested for aiding the escapeOne of them was the owner of a vehicle that fled after delivering his speech on a stage set up near the Catalan Parliament.

In his brief address, the Independence leader noted: “I don’t know how long it will be until we see each other again, friends, but whatever happens when we see each other again, I hope we can shout very loudly again (…) Long live Catalonia!”.

The appearance of a key figure in separatism sparked excitement and some Tears among 3,500 followersHe was greeted by waving pro-independence flags, according to the Barcelona mayor’s office.

It was thought that Puigdemont would try to enter the Catalan parliament to participate in the investiture session of the region’s new president. But the plenary session began in the morning without the independentist entering the room with his party colleagues Together for Catalonia (JxCAT).

“The Parliament of Catalonia gathered all the representatives in the investiture debate of the next president of the Generaldad. I have to be there, I want to be there. That’s why I’m making the journey back from exile.” Puigdemont announced the day before on their social networks. “Under democratic normalcy, it is unnecessary and inappropriate for a deputy like me to announce his intention to attend the session, but ours is not democratic normalcy,” he remarked.

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Lawyer Jordi CabreFrom the Security Council of former President General Carlos Puigdemont, said in an interview Their plan for their return went perfectly. And the Catalan politician has no intention of arresting or boycotting any investiture session. When asked where Puigdemont was, he replied that he did not know and that he did not know if he would be out in the next few hours.

Leader of the opposition Popular Party (PP), Alberto Nunez Feijo, Spain’s president, Socialist Pedro Sánchez, accused him of subjecting the country to unbearable humiliation. By not already arresting the former president. “It’s painful to watch this delirium live and Sanchez is very much responsible for it”He stressed that such damage to Spain’s image is unforgivable.

Santiago Abascal, head of the far-right Vox party, said: “The destruction of the rule of law is being broadcast on TVE (Spain’s public television), a fugitive is giving speeches in the street… It’s a shame for everyone. The Spaniards are forced to pay even the most stupid fines”.

The future of Catalonia

Puigdemont, who has sought refuge in Belgium in recent years, remains under an arrest warrantThe Supreme Court ruled in July Cannot benefit from the amnesty law for the offense of expropriation. The law, heavily criticized by the opposition, was promoted by Socialist Pedro Sánchez in exchange for the necessary support of JxCAT, who was re-elected last November.

Last spring, the independence leader moved to the south of France to campaign for Catalan elections in May, but the Socialists came first without an outright majority.

After months of siege and intense negotiations after the election, Socialist El Salvador managed to get the support he needed to become presidentE from the fertile north-eastern part of Spain. His election ends the countdown to August 26, the deadline to avoid re-election if there is no new head of the regional administration by then.