Overview
- Pujol remains hospitalized in Barcelona with a mild pneumonia but is stable and could be discharged on Thursday, according to his son Oriol.
- The court has scheduled a videoconference with Pujol on November 24 before opening the oral hearings, summoning the forensic doctors and all parties.
- Following that review, magistrates may allow remote participation, require limited in‑person attendance, suspend proceedings against him, or archive his case.
- Forensic specialists examined Pujol last week after the defense submitted reports citing cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s markers, severe verbal‑memory impairment, and a recognized 75% disability.
- The broader trial of his children and other defendants over alleged illicit association and money laundering is slated to start November 24, with anti‑corruption prosecutors seeking up to nine years for Pujol and longer terms for several of his children.