This was stated in the letter dated Monday, which Europe Press was able to access Requests the suspension of the procedure approved by the investigating judge in the “trial” in the Supreme Court, Pablo Jarena, until the Constitutional Court rules on the request for protection that it accepted on October 7.
“The requested precautionary suspension is not only appropriate but legally binding to ensure the effectiveness of the appeal in order to protect and avoid irreparable harm to the fundamental rights of the appellant,” Puigdemont’s lawyer, Gonzalo Bui, stated. The defense in this case asserted that “the damages are not hypothetical.” He stressed that “over the years, Puigdemont has seen his freedom of movement and institutional activity restricted by arrest orders whose validity has been legally revoked under the Basic Amnesty Law and confirmed by this (constitutional) court and the European standard.”
«To this internal hypothesis The European dimension, included in the conclusions of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, has been added. He stressed, “Those who affirm categorically that the amnesty law is fully consistent with Union law.”
For this reason, he insisted that maintaining the national arrest warrant against him in this context was “unacceptable”.It would involve disproportionate and unnecessary sacrifices, “It is inconsistent with the principles of proportionality, necessity and minimal intervention that govern this stage.”
The defense brief is being submitted after the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice announced on 13 November his conclusions, which – although he confirmed that some provisions of the amnesty law may be incompatible with Community law – ruled out that the legal text responds to a “self-amnesty”, conflicts with EU anti-terrorism legislation or affects the financial interests of the Union.
About The Author
