Around 15 MEPs of the EU – Catalonia Dialogue Platform have taken part in a protest action in front of the European Parliament the day of the first anniversary of the imprisonment of Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez, the two presidents of pro-independence civil society organizations who are in pre-trial detention.
Current Permanent Delegate of the Catalan Government to the EU Meritxell Serret, former Catalan Minister in exile Lluís Puig and Catalan Labour Minister Chakir el Homrani also were present.
The action was a strong and clear claim for the release of the Catalan political prisoners. Chair of the EU – Catalonia Dialogue Platform Ivo Vajgl stated that the EU and its institutions can no longer ignore the serious situation of fundamental rights in Catalonia.