“My principles remain the same,” she shared before thanking those who gave her support against the repression that “causes pain.” The former CUP MP went into exile in Switzerland a few months after the fallout of the independence crisis in autumn of 2017 and had spent years studying a Ph.D. in Switzerland, before making an unexpected return in July. “We should have never seen the judicialization of people’s legitimate desire,” she said, recalling the individuals linked to the pro-independence movement who are still “in exile, fined, threatened, or chased,” Gabriel added.

CUP spokesperson Maria Sirvent assured the media that Anna Gabriel will continue to reside in Switzerland where she has “professional and political commitments.” Anna Gabriel was only charged with disobedience, unlike other former MPs and officials who were convicted for sedition in the Catalan trial. Therefore no international arrest warrant was ever put out for her, as her charges do not imply any years in prison.

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