Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain on Thursday, August 8, after almost seven years in exile. Social media is a cauldron of reactions, opinions, and also memes about it. Hours after his first public statement on Passeig Lluís Company, the Junts per Catalunya politician, married to Marcela Topor, is missing. He has not been arrested after his arrival at the Parc de la Ciutadella.
If Jordi Évole has already given his opinion on the matter and has compared the situation to a Netflix series, another of the well-known faces who has spoken out has been Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The writer only needed three words and two names: “Mortadelo and Filemon”. Thus, he has compared the politician of together with the famous character from the comics by Francisco Ibáñez.
Mortadelo and Puigdemont.
— Arturo Perez-Reverte (@perezreverte) August 8, 2024
Puigdemont, who is the subject of a national arrest warrant, has returned to Spain after almost seven years on the run from Spanish justice and has given a brief speech to his followers on the Paseo de Lluís Companys in Barcelona, near the Parliament, where the investiture session of the socialist Salvador Illa began at around 10:00 a.m., without the presence of the Junts leader in the chamber.
After not being arrested and his disappearance, the Mossos d’Equadra have activated the Jaula device, with controls to try to locate the former president of the Generalitat. After almost four hours of searching all the main entrances and exits of Barcelona and Catalonia, the Mossos d’Esquadra, before 2:00 p.m., deactivated the operation, without finding him. One mosso has been arrested, accused of helping him escape.
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