Arrest of Carles Puigdemont in Italy

On 23 September 2021, the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia in exile and current Catalan MEP Carles Puigdemont was arrested at the airport of Alghero by the Italian police just after he was descending from the plane he was traveling from Brussels.[1] The arrest took place following a Spanish Supreme Court Euro-order issued in 2019 and forced the exiled politician to spend the night in the Sardinian prison of Bancari.[2][3] The purpose of the trip was to meet with Algheresi authorities and Sardinian separatist and at the same time to attend the Aplec International in Adifolk which was to take place in the "Barceloneta of Sardinia" between 24 and 26 September.[4] At a court hearing the day after his arrest, he was released without any precautionary measures, in line with the Italian prosecutor's request.

Carles Puigdemont and Gonzalo Boye during a press conference in Alghero

The announcement of the arrest prompted President Puigdemont to regain a prominent role and to be at the centre of the Catalan political scene. One day after his release, during a press conference Puigdemont announced that he would attend an oral hearing scheduled to take place on 4 October in the Sassari court, together with his lawyer Gonzalo Boye.[1][5]

References
  1. "Carles Puigdemont freed after arrest in Italy". POLITICO. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  2. Periódico, El (2021-09-25). "Carles Puigdemont, en llibertat a Sardenya | Última hora en DIRECTE". elperiodico (in Catalan). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  3. Nogueras, Núria Orriols Guiu, Júlia Manresa (2021-09-23). "Carles Puigdemont, detingut a l'Alguer". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  4. "Què hi anava a fer Puigdemont, a l'Alguer? Tota la informació". VilaWeb (in Catalan). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  5. "Llarena demana al Tribunal de Sardenya que lliuri Carles Puigdemont a Espanya". ElNacional.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2021-10-01.
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