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Mossos chief Josep Lluís Trapero hands in passport to judge
20/10/2017
HEAD of the Mossos d'Esquadra Josep Lluís Trapero has handed in his passport after being placed under investigation for sedition and has given his home address and telephone number.
National Court judge Carmen Lamela released Trapero from custody after his arrest on Monday, but ordered him to report to her every fortnight and banned him from leaving the country.
As well as being instructed to hand over his passport, Trapero was told to give his home address and phone number to ensure he was always traceable by authorities.
Initially, he gave his work address – at the Mossos station in the Egara complex in Sabadell (Barcelona) – but the court was not happy with this.
Chief Intendant of the Mossos, Teresa Laplana – whom the prosecution wants the court to remand in custody subject to a €40,000 bail release – has also handed her passport in, and she, along with Trapero, has given her home address in a sealed envelope for security reasons.
The prosecution has said it will not appeal against Trapero's conditional discharge, since it considers he is still under investigation and his release is not a definitive decision.
But further charges could be applied to Trapero, who has been accused of sedition for allegedly preventing the Guardia Civil in carrying out their work during a mass protest outside Catalunya's regional economy on September 20 – the prosecution wants to extend the accusations to cover all actions he was involved in linked to the October 1 referendum.
Investigations have continued since Trapero's arrest and release, with the Guardia Civil raiding the Mossos' station in Lleida on Thursday and entering the Telecommunications Centre at the regional government today (Friday) to search for call and text message data between the Mossos and their superiors and to identify the TIP numbers of the officers on duty on referendum day.
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HEAD of the Mossos d'Esquadra Josep Lluís Trapero has handed in his passport after being placed under investigation for sedition and has given his home address and telephone number.
National Court judge Carmen Lamela released Trapero from custody after his arrest on Monday, but ordered him to report to her every fortnight and banned him from leaving the country.
As well as being instructed to hand over his passport, Trapero was told to give his home address and phone number to ensure he was always traceable by authorities.
Initially, he gave his work address – at the Mossos station in the Egara complex in Sabadell (Barcelona) – but the court was not happy with this.
Chief Intendant of the Mossos, Teresa Laplana – whom the prosecution wants the court to remand in custody subject to a €40,000 bail release – has also handed her passport in, and she, along with Trapero, has given her home address in a sealed envelope for security reasons.
The prosecution has said it will not appeal against Trapero's conditional discharge, since it considers he is still under investigation and his release is not a definitive decision.
But further charges could be applied to Trapero, who has been accused of sedition for allegedly preventing the Guardia Civil in carrying out their work during a mass protest outside Catalunya's regional economy on September 20 – the prosecution wants to extend the accusations to cover all actions he was involved in linked to the October 1 referendum.
Investigations have continued since Trapero's arrest and release, with the Guardia Civil raiding the Mossos' station in Lleida on Thursday and entering the Telecommunications Centre at the regional government today (Friday) to search for call and text message data between the Mossos and their superiors and to identify the TIP numbers of the officers on duty on referendum day.
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