Overview
- Pujol is admitted to Barcelona’s Clínica Sagrada Família with a mild pneumonia; his son says he is stable, fever has subsided and discharge is likely later this week.
- A Barcelona court forensic doctor has already examined him, and the Audiencia Nacional must decide if he can travel to Madrid, appear by videoconference or not stand trial.
- The defense has filed medical reports citing blood markers associated with Alzheimer’s and severe verbal memory impairment, and notes a recognized 75% disability and major functional dependence.
- If judges find him unfit to testify, the case against him could be archived while the trial against his children and other defendants proceeds as scheduled.
- The trial is set to start on 24 November, with 17 defendants and 254 witnesses, and prosecutors seek up to nine years in prison for Pujol and between eight and 29 years for his children.