After a one-hour break, the session resumed with the groups’ speeches. Meanwhile, the Mossos have begun operation “Cage” (Gàbia), which involves setting up police checkpoints to try to locate the former president, who disappeared after his fleeting intervention in Barcelona.
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He full investiture of the socialist Salvador Illa has resumed this morning, after Salvador Illa’s speech and with the attempt by the Mossos d’Escuadra to locate former president Carles Puigdemont, after his brief appearance in Barcelona.
The session began promptly at 10:00 a.m. with the call of the PSC candidate for the presidency of the Generalitat to apply the provisions of the Generalitat. Amnesty Act.
“Catalonia must look ahead, it must not waste time, it must count on everyone,” he declared at the beginning of his speech in a parliamentary chamber. without former President Carles Puigdemont.
After an initial reference to former Catalan President Josep Tarradellas, Illa has committed herself to “working to make possible the full recovery of all political rights of all citizens of Catalonia and all political formations”, and has defended the application of the current “amnesty law” approved by Congress a few months ago.”
“Out of respect for the separation of powers and the judiciary, I demand respect for the decision-making sphere of the legislative power, which has clearly, explicitly and unequivocally expressed its desire for full normalization,” he stressed.
Illa then explained that his wish is for the government to carry out the “third great transformation of Catalonia”, with three major challenges: improving Catalonia’s financing, improving public services and promoting green industrialisation. Finally, he said that Catalonia “must open a phase of consensus” inside and outside “to solve the problems”. poorly resolved political conflicts”.
After his speech of approximately 40 minutes, the plenary session will follow interrupted for an hour so that the groups could prepare their speeches. The session resumed after 11.45, with the intervention of Albert Batet, deputy of Junt.
Puigdemont, whereabouts unknown
His whereabouts are currently unknown. Puigdemontwho has managed to achieve Barcelonawhere he made a statement speech for thousands of people who had been waiting for him from the very beginning.
There is still an arrest warrant out for Puigdemont, accused of embezzlement in the ‘procés’ case, and the Mossos d’Esquadra have orders to arrest him. However, that arrest has not yet taken place. As planned, the leader of the Junts was supposed to address Parliament, accompanied by authorities and elected officials, but He disappeared after giving the speech.
Exactly, the Mossos d’Equadra have been activated the “Cage” device (Gàbia, in Catalan)with checks on various exit routes from Barcelona, to try to locate the former president.
Tension between agents and independents, at the doors of parliament
Mossos d’Esquadra officers guarding access to parliament and a group of pro-independence protesters have been involved in a series of scuffles as some of them tried to enter the building.
Despite the police efforts, several of these pro-independence demonstrators, who had previously supported Puigdemont, managed to overcome the police cordon and gain access to the interior of the park, which is closed to the public today.
At the only entrance door that was open today for accredited people to enter Parliament, the one near the French station, these protesters confronted the police, creating some tension for a few minutes.
Once this police cordon had been overcome, more and more people gathered in the park around noon, a few metres from the Catalan camera.
Source: EITB
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