'Spanish authorities have acted unfaithfully towards European justice,' says Catalan president

On Friday afternoon, Aragonès gave an official statement in which he called for “freedom for president Puigdemont and all those facing repression," and demanded the immediate release of the former leader of the Catalan government. 

The ERC official said the arrest of Puigdemont has “shown that the Spanish authorities have acted unfaithfully towards the European justice.” 

“It’s also clear,” Aragonès added, “that this doesn’t help the negotiation process.” The Catalan president met with the Spanish president in mid-September to kick off a new era of the dialogue table between both governments to try to solve the independence conflict.