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Rome (Italy), Sep 24 (EFE).- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) Several dozen from the independence movement from Sardinia gathered in front of the Court of Sassari, on the Italian island, to protest the arrest of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and ask the European Parliament to restore immunity to Catalan MEPs.FOOTAGE OF THE INDEPENDENT SARDOS IN FRONT OF THE COURT OF SASSARI, IN SARDINIA, WHERE THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CATALAN GENERALITAT, CARLES PUIGDEMONT, IS DETAINED.SOUNDBITES IN ITALIAN OF SIMONE MAULU, ORGANIZER OF THE PROTEST OF THE "INDIPENDENTZIA REPUBLIC OF SARDINIA" MOVEMENT IRS.Translation: "We are here in solidarity with President Puigdemont, the independence movement. 'IRS progress Torra' thinks that if the Spanish state has issued an arrest warrant against former President Puigdemont, without communicating it to the European community, the European community should, immediately restore the parliamentary immunity of President Puigdemont ".Translation 2: "We want him released because otherwise, he will be a disgrace throughout Europe and the world."
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