Also today, the Slovenian ‘Committee in support of Catalan political prisoners in Spain’ held its first meeting in the capital city of Ljubljana. Chaired by former Slovenian president Milan Kučan, the meeting drew 40 attendees in support of Catalonia’s political prisoners and to protest against “violations of democratic rights in Europe.”

According to Kučan, who served as president from 1991 to 2002, the serious infringement of human rights are not “an internal affair of state” because such rights are universal. In the meeting, the committee also condemned “repression, intimidation and imprisonment” as a means for resolving the political conflict between Spain and Catalonia. Calling for “open dialogue” to resolve the conflict, the committee warned that remaining silent on the jailing of the Catalan leaders is against “European democratic principles.”

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