Isla meets with Pujol during his family's trial

BarcelonaSalvador Illa met last Friday with former Catalan president Jordi Pujol, amidst the ongoing trial against his family at the National Court. According to sources within the Catalan government who spoke to ARA, the president met with the former head of government at the Palau de Pedralbes to inquire about his health. The news was first reported by La Vanguardia on Wednesday, coinciding with the fourth day of the Pujol family trial at the National Court. During this session, the court agreed to compel up to five members of the leadership of Operation Catalonia to testify as witnesses, including former police commissioner José Manuel Villarejo. It should be recalled that the Catalan government asked the court to consider Pujol's physical and cognitive problems when deciding whether to prosecute him. However, the court ultimately decided to keep him as a defendant despite medical reports advising against it, considering him unfit to defend himself.

The former president, who was hospitalized with pneumonia in November, will be able to participate via videoconference, and his defense team has already indicated that he will only do so when he is required to testify.

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