According to several media, a police officer suspected of assisting Puigdemont’s escape has been arrested

Two police officers have been arrested for allegedly assisting in the escape Carlos Puigdemontformer president of the Generalitat.

Apparently, after attending the event convened by JxCat for Parliament ahead of the inauguration session, Puigdemont He fled hidden in a white car who was waiting for him backstage, after the former president had slipped away from the entourage that accompanied him to Parliament, among the 3,500 people who had gathered on the Paseo Lluís Companys in Barcelona. The first police officer arrested is the owner of the vehicle.

In addition to this Catalan agent, the Mossos d’Esquadra provide arrest more people in the coming hours who, according to sources close to the case, could facilitate the escape of the former Catalan president, who would join the Mosso who was arrested for collaborating in the escape.

The arrested officer has requested the habeas corpusas reported by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia. This is a right granted to detainees who believe that their arrest has been wrongful and request to appear immediately before a judge so that their legal situation can be resolved.

Although both the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Ministry of the Interior deny any prior agreement with Puigdemont for a discreet arrest, sources familiar with the police operation have indicated that they were working with the idea of ​​arresting the former president after the event. The Arc de Triomphe was once in the Ciutadella park, now away from the crowds and therefore without security risks. But it seems they were caught by surprise.

The Minister of the Interior, Joan Ignasi Elenaand the leadership of the Mossos d’Esquadra will appear at a press conference tomorrow at 11am to report on the police apparatus.

Domestic investigation

The Ministry of the Interior of the Generalitat will open a research to clarify why Puigdemont’s trail has been lost. According to sources from the Interior, quoted by Europa Press, the investigation will be carried out next Thursday to improve and analyze the police and “there will certainly be more arrests of collaborators in connection with the escape of President Puigdemont.”

The majority association of Mossos, Sap-Fepolsaid in a statement that “taking into account the results shown so far, there are many questions” about the device, which pursues two main goals: ensuring the safety of citizens and complying with a court order for arrest.

Although they assure that they do not want to jump to conclusions, they regret that the body appears to be “ridiculous” and ask that those in charge of security in Catalonia take responsibility and provide the correct explanations.

An appearance without stopping

A few minutes before 9:00 am, Puigdemont managed to break into the welcome event organized on the Lluís Company promenade in Barcelona to welcome him on his return, where he spoke before the plenary session of the inauguration of Salvador Illa.

In a speech lasting just six minutes, after denouncing that repression is still in place and saying they are interested in “being in a country where the amnesty laws do not provide amnesty”, he greeted his followers and said goodbye with a “I don’t know when we’ll see each other againAnd so it has remained; no one has heard of him since. For the time being, he has therefore evaded the arrest warrant of the Spanish Supreme Court.

The leader of Junts is inside unknown location and the operation “Cage”“ to try to locate the leader and the checks to locate and arrest the former president have spread throughout Catalonia, but for now there is no trace of the former president.