Photo by Guilherme Stecanella on Unsplash Originally published in Spanish: “El golpe que quiso ser”. José I.Torreblanca. El País. 12th April 2018 It is striking that German judges take no heed of a law that fits clearly within the historical catalog of coups. On the 6th and 7th of September last year, the Catalan parliament […]
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Secessionism and German ignorance
Photo by Sebastian Lengauer on Unsplash Originally published in Spanish: “Separatismo e ignorancia alemana”. Juergen B. Donges. El Mundo. 14th April 2018 On the morning of Sunday 25 March, I was very surprised to learn that Carles Puigdemont had been arrested by German police. It seemed to me that the recently dismissed president of the […]
The non-execution of the arrest warrant for “rebellion”
Photo by Björn Grochla on Unsplash Originally published in Spanish: “Denegación de la orden de detención por rebelión”. Luis Rodríguez Vega. La clave judicial. 12th April 2018 The decision by the Supreme Regional Court for criminal cases of Schleswig-Holstein (RC), in which capital (Lübeck) Thomas Mann was born, has somewhat surprised the Spanish legal world, […]
A feasible but dangerous preliminary ruling
Originally published in Spanish, «Una prejudicial factible pero peligrosa». Daniel Sarmiento. Agenda Pública. 10th April 2018 The decision of the Schleswig-Holstein Court to partially dismiss the execution of the European arrest warrant issued by the Spanish Supreme Court against Carles Puigdemont has sparked a strong reaction in Spain, whose next destination could be the request for […]
Speculations on a court decision
Photo by rawpixel.com on Unsplash Originally published in Spanish: “Especulaciones sobre una decisión judicial”. Manuel Toscano. Vozpópuli. 13th April 2018 Contrary to what secessionists have celebrated, and many constitutionalists have assumed, the decision from the Schleswig-Holstein court doesn’t undermine judge Llarena’s proceedings nor casts any doubts on Spanish democracy. We go from one shock to […]
An idealized rebel
Foto: Patrick Hendry Originally published in Spanish: “Políticos presos, no presos políticos”. Ulrich Ladurner. Zeit Online. 11. April 2018 The Catalonian secessionist is inflicting severe harm on his country. Why then is he being idealized in Germany? It is disconcerting to see Germany fall for the bizarre charm of Catalonian secessionist Carles Puigdemont. The former […]
Imprisoned politicians, not political prisoners
Photo by Eugene Triguba on Unsplash Originally published in Spanish: “Políticos presos, no presos políticos”. Javier Cercas. El País. 12th April 2018 Throughout the last few days there have been protests in German public opinion regarding the recent arrest in Germany of the former regional president of Catalonia, Charles Puigdemont. However, it seems to me […]
The Narrative Behind the Procés
Photo by Johannes Schwaerzler on Unsplash Originally published in Spanish: “El Relato tras el Procés”. Ricardo Dudda. Letras Libres. 4th April 2018 There’s a famous picture of the Valencian Parliament where all PP politicians indicted or convicted in the Gürtel corruption case are marked with circles. A similar exercise could be performed if political leaders […]
Carles Puigdemont: a Nationalist Populist
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash Originally published in German: “Ein völkischer Populist”. Ulrich Ladurner. Zeit Online. 6th April 2018 A comment by Ulrich Ladurner The court ruling is still forthcoming in the case of this Catalan, nonetheless, the political evaluation is already quite clear: Mr. Puigdemont’s project is diametrically opposed to European unification. The […]
Illegal and violent ‘Procés’
Photo by Federica Campanaro on Unsplash Originally published in Spanish: “Euroorden y confianza mutua”. Editorial. El País. 7th April 2018 The German court neither acquits nor legitimizes Puigdemont or secessionism The decision of the Schleswig-Holstein Court to reject a request for the surrender of the former Catalan president to Spain for the crime of rebellion […]