Overview
- A Barcelona court-appointed forensic team examined the 95-year-old to assess his capacity to travel to Madrid and participate in the proceedings.
- The Audiencia Nacional must decide whether to exempt him from appearing in person and allow testimony by videoconference from Barcelona.
- Defense filings report blood markers associated with Alzheimer’s, severe verbal memory impairment, a 75% disability rating, and notable mobility limitations.
- The case, set to open on 24 November in San Fernando de Henares and run until May, charges Pujol with criminal association and money laundering tied to funds allegedly hidden in Andorra since 1991.
- Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence, while the court works under tight deadlines to receive the forensic opinion before the trial starts.