Overview
- An investigating judge has formally processed three Mossos after concluding there are indicia they acted in concert to enable Carles Puigdemont’s escape when he briefly returned to Barcelona on August 8, 2024.
- Judicial evidence reconstructed an eight‑minute disappearance, highlighted confusion in police reports about the getaway vehicle, and found that one of the accused officers owned the Honda used in the flight.
- The judge sent the case to parties to present accusations or requests to open oral trial, with prosecutors and popular accusers expected to file papers after the summer and the defense seeking dismissal.
- The July 2026 ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld Spain’s Amnesty Law at EU level, but the Supreme Court still keeps Puigdemont’s national arrest warrant and domestic courts will decide whether the amnesty covers his charges.
- The episode has deepened fault lines inside the Catalan independence movement, producing sharp exchanges between Junts and ERC and feeding strategic calculations ahead of the 2027 electoral cycle.