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Oriol Pujol Says His 95-Year-Old Father Wants To Face Trial, Seeks Video Testimony

The Audiencia Nacional has ordered a forensic evaluation to determine his capacity for the November 24 proceedings.

Overview

  • Oral hearings are scheduled to begin on November 24 at Spain's Audiencia Nacional in the case over the Pujol family's undeclared Andorran fortune.
  • Prosecutors pursue charges of organized crime and money laundering, centering on funds allegedly tied to public contracts during Jordi Pujol's years leading Catalonia.
  • The court has instructed a forensic doctor to examine Jordi Pujol in Barcelona after the family submitted three medical reports on his physical and cognitive health.
  • Defense lawyers ask that the former Catalan leader testify by videoconference, with Oriol Pujol saying his father remains lucid but is too frail for travel.
  • Oriol Pujol argues the evidence is weak and cites alleged irregularities involving a so‑called patriotic police, noting that Victoria Álvarez is not expected to testify.