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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."
Barcelona, ??Sep 24 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE). Several hundred people have gathered this morning in the vicinity of the Italian consulate in Barcelona, ??guarded by a strong Mossos d'Esquadra device, in protest at the arrest of former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in Sardinia.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE CONSULATE OF ITALY IN BARCELONA, SPAIN.
Sassari (Italy), Sep 24 (EFE).- (Camera: Álvaro Padilla) The former president of the Generalitat Carles Puigdemont hopes to be released this Friday after his arrest on Thursday on the Italian island of Sardinia, where he remains imprisoned in the city de Sassari, waiting to be brought to justice, his lawyer in Italy, Agostinangelo Marras, reported today.FOOTAGE OF CARLES PUIGDEMONT'S ATTORNEY, AGOSTINANGELO MARRAS, IN ITALIAN.TRANSLATION:1- "I have found it well and with confidence that the situation can be resolved as soon as possible."2- "He hopes to be able to go free."3 "We trust it can be today."
Several hundred pro-Catalan independence activists demonstrate in front of the Italian consulate in Barcelona to denounce the arrest of Carlos Puigdemont. The pro-independence MEP and former Catalan president was arrested in Sardinia and is awaiting a hearing which will decide his potential extradition to Spain, where he is still being prosecuted for his role in the 2017 secession attempt. IMAGES
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