Overview
- A Barcelona judge formally processed three Mossos d'Esquadra in July 2026 on suspicion they coordinated actions that helped Carles Puigdemont slip away during his brief return to Barcelona on 8 August 2024.
- The court record cites photos and video from the Mossos' internal probe and notes the officers were officially off duty that day, with one of them identified as the owner of the Honda used in Puigdemont's getaway.
- Prosecutors say the facts point to omission of the duty to pursue crimes under article 408 of the Penal Code, while popular accusers such as Hazte Oír and Vox plan to argue the conduct amounts to active concealment; formal charges will be filed in the coming weeks.
- Puigdemont remains in exile in Waterloo pending domestic rulings: the European Court backed Spain's amnesty in July 2026 but the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court must still decide how that law applies to his outstanding Spanish arrest order.
- The case has reopened political fault lines inside the independence movement, with Junts defending the action and ERC criticizing it, and it could influence Catalan governance and voter dynamics ahead of the 2027 electoral cycle.