'Foreign Friends of Catalonia' https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_WtAwRz6Krk3m2kPrxoqA maakt wekelijkse updates over de gang in de rechtszaak in Madrid. In week 7 maakte Rico deze. artikel en andere updates op: https://potkaars.nl/catalonie-rechtzaak/2019/3/31/week-7-explaining-the-trial-bt-foreign-friends-of-catalonia -- In Madrid last week was the seventh week of the trial against Catalan leaders. Witnesses were heard about how police invaded houses and government buildings on September 20, 2017, two weeks before the October 1 referendum on independence. they testified about violence - and the threat of violence -. Examples of "violence" that were made were: clapping your hands, singing, sitting on the pavement, calling insults and throwing yogurt at a police car. Daniel Baena, Lieutenant Colonel of the Spanish National Police, stated that there was a clear and objective risk that protesting Catalans would attack the police. Baena denied that he had a twitter account, in which he insulted Catalans and on which was already told about violence before that would have taken place. But that same day, journalist Carlos Enrique Bayo released a recorded conversation in which Baena said he had that account. Baena ended his statement by saying that the account was shared with other people. The court has not yet made a request to Twitter to clarify this. German MP for the SPD Bernhard "Felix" von Grünberg, was the first foreign witness to be heard. He was in Catalonia on the day of the referendum and stated that he was impressed by the calm attitude of the people. He called them determined and disciplined, while Spanish police fired rubber bullets, invaded polling stations and evacuated them in an attempt to prevent the referendum. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMe9JhH3WKY