The Generalitat demands that Marlaska provide an escort for Puigdemont when celebrating the campaign "a few kilometers from Catalonia" Minister of the Interior, Joan Ignasi Elena, has asked Mar laska in a letter for protection for the fled leader "given special public relevance" The ERC Executive insists in the letter that Puigemont, "like any" former president of the General itat, "requires an adequate and dimensioned service" The minister invokes article 42 of the Organic Law of the State Security Forces and Bodies, relating to the procedure for the protection of public authorities outside the territorial scope.