Research on Democratic Tsunami
A group of 11 people, including Josep Lluís Alay, Jaume Cabaní, Josep Campmajó, Marta Molina, Carles Puigdemont, Jesús Rodríguez, Marta Rovira, Oleguer Serra, Oriol Soler, Xavier Vendrell and Ruben Wagensberg, are being investigated for the cause of the Tsunami democratic
These individuals, together with Òmnium Cultural, Junts, ERC and the CUP, have issued a joint statement in which they denounce the fraudulent use of the crime of terrorism to evade the amnesty law. According to them, this case is political in nature and the courts investigating them are neither competent nor impartial.
Accusations against the Supreme Court and the National Court
Those under investigation accuse the Supreme Court and the National Court of aligning themselves with the extreme right and delegitimizing a law that meets international standards. According to them, the charge of terrorism is arbitrary and is used to avoid amnesty and perpetuate repression.
The mobilization of Democratic Tsunami
Those investigated consider that the demonstrations linked to Democratic Tsunami were a legitimate response of thousands of citizens of Catalonia. These mobilizations exercised fundamental rights to peacefully protest against the judgment of the Trial, which sentenced social and political leaders to long prison terms.
It should be remembered that the imprisonment of pro-independence political leaders was denounced by several international human rights organizations. In addition, the Spanish government had to pardon them and the Spanish courts removed the crime of sedition from the Penal Code.
The current situation and the defense of rights
Those investigated denounce the secret investigations, police infiltrations and illegal espionage they have suffered. Faced with this situation and the legal helplessness it causes, they demand respect for their rights in a democratic state of law.
New developments in the case
Recently, the judge of the National Court summoned those investigated for terrorism to testify on May 22. Some of those investigated are in exile in Switzerland, while others will testify via video conference from Barcelona. In addition, two Spanish police officers who were injured during the protests have also been called as witnesses.
