Puigdemont persecuted and released
The events that occurred in Sardinia constitute a new chapter in a dispute that will continue to develop.
He ex president circulate through a legal maze, full of twists and turns. His arrest and release reignited debates about justice in the EU and that of the ‘ 78. About the Dialogue Table and the claims of the Catalan people. There will be no new attack on the State walking behind ERC and its partners. mobilization, the organization and the general strike are the only way.
Few hours in prison
He ex-president Carles Puigdemont was arrested again, this time in Sardinia. The reason was the international search warrant issued by the Spanish Supreme Court. In the end, solo estuvo preso unas pocas horas. Then he was released, participated in a Catalan culture meeting in l’Alguer and returned to Belgium. Country where you are exiled and the application of the euro order is suspended. It is a new failure and international role for Judge Pablo Llarena and the justice of the ‘ 78. Next Monday he will have to return to Sardinia to attend the hearing called by the Sassari Court of Appeal.
Legal tangle
Puigdemont moves within a legal tangle. For the Spanish justice is in rebellion, is falsely accused of the crimes of sedition and embezzlement of public funds by the process of the 2017. And the debate is open on whether, with the question referred, arrest warrants must be suspended. The Supreme says no. European court says yes. With every arrest or legal measure on Puigdemont, a crisis is generated between the European bourgeois institutionality. It is a hot potato that makes governments uncomfortable.
Italy's turn
Now it is Italy's turn to dispatch. In this regard, the order issued by the judge intervening in the arrest says “the General Court of the European Union considers that, while the appeal brought by Puigdemont to the decision of the European Parliament to withdraw his immunity is being evaluated, arrest and surrender orders cannot be applied in Belgium or in any other EU country ". Extradition to Spain could be rejected again, as it has been happening due to the decision of the Belgian courts.
Separate the chaff from the wheat
That Puigdemont and his lawyers take advantage of the twists and turns of the European judicial labyrinth, not questionable. He is an independentista persecuted for his political ideas, dismissed and whose rights are unknown as an MEP elected by popular vote. This does not imply placing trust in the justice of the EU, nor support the policy of JxCat driven by Puigdemont. Although the legal fabric is complex, there are issues that the momentary arrest made clearer again.
Only nuances
Trust cannot be placed in either the institutionality of the imperialist bloc or that of the ‘ 78. They are both reactionary, bourgeois and, definitely, respond to a political verdict already signed. The one who sentences the ignorance of the right of self-determination and strictly supports the Kingdom of Spain, as it is constituted, with his Franco legacy. It is the same as the right and the extreme right. Because, taking advantage of disagreements is valid, but it is not sowing false expectations in court. The only way is mobilization.
The Referendum to the fridge
The new arrest did not occur at any time. We are just a few days away from the anniversary of October 1. With large sectors of the population that continue to claim it. And the Govern from ERC and its partners who intend to keep it as a salute to the flag, for the holidays. As, beyond maintaining a pro-independence discourse, in the facts, point to the recovery of limited autonomy.
The table is a trap
The Table with the legs of the Spanish and Catalan governments it is not dialogue. It is a monologue of the Spanish State. With a script that says: self determination no, amnesty no. That's why it's a trap. That has as a direct collaborator ERC and indirectly JxCat, who was the one who began to lay the foundations for "dialogue" with the oppressor.
Repressive strategy
Mariano Rajoy did not dialogue, directly repressed. Pedro Sánchez does it under the facade of a dialogue that does not exist. Attacks on exiles and freedom activists continue unabated. Under the cloak of the sacrosanct unity of Spain, supported by the EU, the regime is clear about its strategic objective: avoid self-determination at any cost. The request for arrest and extradition in full development of the Dialogue Table is another confirmation of the cynicism of the government of "PSOE-UP progressive coalition".
ERC does not strengthen a new attack
Allow and / or facilitate the investiture of Pere Aragonés, as the CUP and other leftist groups did it was a mistake that they should rectify, breaking all agreements and going to frank opposition. ERC utiliza esos apoyos para llevar adelante una política que va en la dirección opuesta de concretar un nuevo embate por la República Catalana.
Keep Alive on 1-O
The road is to recover the mass mobilization and the general strike, with consequent proposals for self-determination, amnesty and against the Dialogue Table. Just as there were in the Day, and in the actions for the freedom of Puigdemont. The anniversary of 1-O will provide a new opportunity to strengthen this perspective.
