Overview
- - The Audiencia Nacional will question Jordi Pujol and medical examiners by videoconference before proceedings to decide if he should be excused for cognitive impairment, following his recent hospital stay for pneumonia.
- - Anti‑corruption prosecutors seek nine years in prison for Pujol and between eight and 29 years for his children and associates, alleging a clientelism scheme that laundered funds via Andorra.
- - The defense maintains the money came from an inheritance, presents reports of severe Alzheimer‑type deterioration, and will argue for acquittal and procedural nullities including statute‑of‑limitations claims.
- - Court scheduling foresees 41 sessions running into May with up to 19 defendants and roughly 250 witnesses, beginning with two days of preliminary motions and testimony from Jordi Pujol Ferrusola’s former secretary.
- - Medical opinions diverge between defense reports and neutral forensic assessments referencing a mixed neurocognitive disorder, and a ruling deeming Pujol unfit could remove him from the dock.