Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'Pujol remains stable but it is not clear whether he will be able to testify at his trial'
Pujol wants to testify, but his doctors don't believe he's fit to do so. Why? Because Pujol is aware that he has deficiencies, but he's not aware of the nature of those deficiencies.
President Pujol had a quiet night and is in stable condition, after... He would have had to be hospitalized this weekend for pneumonia. at the Sagrada Familia Clinic in Barcelona.
For the time being, Pujol will remain hospitalized while he undergoes treatment. We will see, therefore, if he can be present at the first session of the trial against him and his sons, which is scheduled to begin at the National Court in Madrid in eight days, on Monday of next week. We are also waiting to see if the judge considers the former president fit to testify, because Pujol's doctors have submitted reports. Pujol wants to testify, but his doctors do not believe he is fit to do so. Why? Because Pujol is aware that he has deficits, but he is not aware of the nature of those deficits. This has a name: anosognosia, a condition that affects people with neurological (cognitive) problems, who are unaware of their neurological deficits. Needless to say, if the trial were today, he would not be able to testify. He will now be convalescing for a few days, and if there are no complications (he is 95 years old), he will be discharged. Then we will see if this hospital stay has caused him to lose even more cognitive ability, since cognitive decline is common at this age.
And another president of the Generalitat with open legal cases is in the news this morning: Carles Puigdemont. This morning Puigdemont asked the Constitutional Court to allow him to return to Catalonia.His lawyer, Gonzalo Boye, has filed a brief with the Constitutional Court demanding "the immediate suspension of the arrest warrants, search warrants, and arrest orders," because last week the EU Advocate General stated that the amnesty is fully compliant with EU law, which would include the charge of misuse of public funds. Since the EU Advocate General's opinion is very important but not definitive, you can assume that the arrest warrants will not be lifted today or in the coming days, and that this is a move by lawyer Gonzalo Boye that is typical of the times and circumstances we are in, but that the return of Puigdemont, Comín, and Puigdemont...
Good morning.
