Carles Puigdemont: & quot; European Justice has done more for the resolution of the conflict than two years of repression of the Spanish State & quot;

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"Today, European Justice has done more for the resolution of the conflict than two years of repression by the Spanish State and the silence of the institutions." Carles Puigdemont, elated, has celebrated this afternoon from Brussels the ruling of the EU Court of Justice on Oriol Junqueras and has urged the Spanish authorities to react immediately.

"Nine hours ago Junqueras should have been released. Nine hours ago we know that Spain has to release a MEP who has been kidnapped. The sentence must be annulled immediately," said the former president of Catalonia, escaped from Justice Spanish.

For the former president, who can benefit in the next few days from that same sentence, it is a "historic decision that reinforces the founding values ​​of the Union and revokes the decision of the previous Parliament, which shamefully sold out to interests partisans of the Spanish Government pretending that the vote of millions of voters was not worth anything in violation of the norms of democracy. Today, European Justice has said that by that way no, that this is not the way things are done in Europe. "

In a press conference at the Generalitat delegation in Brussels, Puigdemont, surrounded by Toni Comín, has asked "the Spanish State and institutions to reflect, to make self-criticism and to correct an attitude that does not provide solutions and aggravates a political conflict which can only be resolved through democracy and negotiation. We ask the European institutions to assume their responsibility, "he said.

In Catalan, Spanish, English and French, Puigdemont has assured that with the European decision they have not won: "They have won the best version of Europe. They have lost those who wanted to confuse the interests of the Union with their nationalist interests" and have lashed out against "legal services that have worked for the interests of a state and not the interests of the whole."

"Responsibility must be requested, if possible at the judicial level," he added, referring to the experts of the European Parliament, who, according to the independence leader, have obeyed former President Antonio Tajani and submitted to Madrid's wishes.

No plan to go to Perpignan

In the final part of the act, Puigdemont has ensured that there is "confusion" about his future plans. " Perpignan is a lifelong Catalonia, before and after the treaty of the Pyrenees. Of course I want to go. Perpignan is a city that I know, I have good friends, but I will not move there. That supposed house that I have rented not it exists and I have not rented any bungalow , apartment, or tent. But that does not mean I do not go, I really want to, "he said.

On the question of how the ruling of the CJEU on the immunity of Junqueras affects the euroorder, the former Catalan president has been cautious. "I don't know the immediate practical effects of the Euroorder. We can intuit them, but what happens as MEPs will surely affect the Euroorder."

And if he has been able to speak with Oriol Junqueras, the answer is no. "I have contact with Marta Rovira. I could not be in direct contact, because she cannot. But we would like to accompany each other in the accreditation," he said.

"The ruling says that fundamental rights have been violated, and we will not allow the fundamental rights of ourselves and our constituents to continue being violated. It is urgent that our situation be resolved as quickly as possible and that Oriol Junqueras be released. In the last minute his fundamental rights are violated. As quickly as possible, "he said.

"If we had been able to appear with you with the accreditations we would have done it. We are all interested. I welcome the attitude of President Sassoli , who has made a very valuable statement that contributes to reinforcing the image of Parliament. We must not waste or one more minute. We should have been in the European Parliament for six months, "said the former Catalan president.

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