The Catalan independence leader managed to slip into Barcelona, give a speech, and flee. A Spanish judge has accused local police of collusion.
A Spanish judge on Friday demanded answers from police and the government after wanted Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was able to slip into the country and vanish again on Thursday.
Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena said he specifically wanted an explanation from Barcelona police, some of whom have been accused of colluding with Puigdemont’s entourage to ensure his escape.
Puigdemont’s lawyer said on Friday that the politician, who has lived in self-imposed exile since 2017, had already fled abroad again as a massive manhunt continued in Spain.
Feels like a country sized wack-a-mole. Hilarious.
not wack-a-mole since the other western european countries have rejected spain’s request to arrest & render puigdemont to spanish authorities.
and i wish i could also see it as hilarious. to me it means that spain is closer to a banana republic than a liberal democracy since they’re clamping down on a popular movement with an iron fist and spending lots of money on successful propaganda that minimizes that popularity as 50/50 at best.