Catalan leader denounces Spain at European Court of Human Rights

Jordi Sànchez, the general secretary of the political party Junts per Catalunya, has appealed his Supreme Court sentence to the European Court of Human rights. The former president of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) was given a 9-year prison sentence for sedition after leading a protest on 20 September 2017 in the buildup to the 1 October 2017 referendum.

In a press conference accompanied by the current president of the entity, Elisenda Paluzie, Sànchez explained that he wants Spain to be condemned for “a continuation of violations of fundamental rights.” “I hope that Spain will receive an unequivocal correction from the highest European body regarding justice and human rights,” he added.

Jordi Sànchez wants “no citizen of Catalonia to ever have the feeling of insecurity and uncertainty for exercising their rights to assembly, demonstration, freedom of expression, and ideological freedom.”

Paluzie thanked the international support  and messages sent by Gerard Onestaf, ormer Vicepresident of the European Parliament, Irish MEP Clare Daly and Sebastien nadot, member of the French National Assembly.

⬛⬜@epaluzie:"We would like to thank international representatives such as @OnestaGerard, former @Europarl_EN Vicepresident; Irish MEP @ClareDalyMEP and member of the French National Assembly @Sebastien_Nadot for their video messages and continuous support"#StandUpForCatalonia pic.twitter.com/cc9bcL8tmc

— Assemblea International (@assemblea_int) September 20, 2021