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Reyes Rincón

CORONAVIRUS

What happens when the state of alarm in Spain expires on May 9?

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 07-04-2021 - 08:31 UTC

According to the central government and several experts, the regions will need legal backing to introduce coronavirus restrictions on movement

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE BID

Spain’s Supreme Court looks to secure ex-Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont’s extradition

Reyes Rincón/Jesús García|Madrid / Barcelona | 10-03-2021 - 12:17 UTC

Judge Pablo Llarena has asked for a preliminary ruling from the EU Court of Justice on how the case should be interpreted by law

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE

Jailed Catalan separatists’ prospects of early release grow dim

Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 24-12-2020 - 11:11 UTC

Plans are hampered by delays in criminal code reform and clemency requests, as well as an adverse court decision on flexible prison regimes

SPANISH ROYALS

Spain’s former king pays €678,393 in tax debt to avoid legal proceedings

J. J. Gálvez/Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 10-12-2020 - 10:02 UTC

Juan Carlos I is embroiled in two other court probes into alleged financial wrongdoing, but hopes that they will be dropped because of his immunity prior to his 2014 abdication

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Supreme Court revokes open prison regime granted to jailed Catalan separatist leaders

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 04-12-2020 - 12:27 UTC

The top tribunal’s ruling said it is ‘premature’ for the prisoners to be allowed more flexible conditions for their incarceration, and rejected regional penitentiary and government suggestions that they had been jailed for their political beliefs

SPANISH ROYAL FAMILY

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos under investigation over gifts of €275,000 a year

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 05-11-2020 - 16:01 UTC

Prosecutors are examining the conditions under which the ex-monarch received or used money that he allegedly did not declare. And a new probe into money laundering is also underway

SPAIN’S ROYAL FAMILY

Spain’s former king Juan Carlos targeted by new investigation

Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 03-11-2020 - 16:44 UTC

Supreme Court prosecutors will take over a probe reported to involve credit cards used by the ex-monarch after stepping down from the throne in 2014

CORRUPTION TRIAL

Spain’s Supreme Court confirms convictions in Gürtel graft case

Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 14-10-2020 - 16:26 UTC

Justices ratified criminal penalties against 29 members of the corrupt network and upheld the civil liability of the Popular Party

CATALONIA

Spanish Supreme Court bars Catalan premier from public office for disobedience

Jesús García/Reyes Rincón|Barcelona / Madrid | 28-09-2020 - 13:07 UTC

The decision means that Quim Torra will have to step down from his position, paving the way for a new institutional crisis in Catalonia

CATALONIA

Ex-Catalan premier Jordi Pujol and entire family facing trial over suspect fortune

Óscar López-Fonseca/Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 17-07-2020 - 10:45 UTC

A court says there is enough evidence to try the one-time regional chief, his wife and their seven children for taking bribes in exchange for government contracts and other favors

CORONAVIRUS

Spain has no plans for new lockdown despite fresh Covid-19 outbreaks

Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 23-06-2020 - 14:35 UTC

But government says it could resort to emergency powers again if spikes in infections are not controlled

SPANISH ROYAL FAMILY

Supreme Court prosecutors to investigate Spain’s emeritus king over kickback scheme

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 08-06-2020 - 13:12 UTC

The probe will focus on Juan Carlos‘s connection to suspected payments made in exchange for the contract to build the AVE high-speed rail link to Mecca

CORONAVIRUS

Spain sees new drop in daily coronavirus deaths, but total exceeds 15,000

El País/Oriol Güell/Elena G. Sevillano/Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 09-04-2020 - 09:49 UTC

A month after the outbreak began, the country is still struggling to find a reliable way to count the victims

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus deaths in Madrid for second half of March could exceed official figures by 3,000

Reyes Rincón/Elena G. Sevillano/Juan José Mateo|Madrid | 08-04-2020 - 09:47 UTC

Deputy regional premier admits that as many as 3,479 of the people who died last month inside the region’s senior centers showed symptoms but were never counted as official victims of Covid-19

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Catalan premier refuses to comply with Supreme Court decision to strip him of seat

Reyes Rincón/Pere Ríos|Madrid / Barcelona | 24-01-2020 - 12:43 UTC

The Barcelona Electoral Commission has given the regional parliament 48 hours to name a replacement, but Quim Torra says he will not step down

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Solicitor general’s office calls for jailed Catalan politician to be allowed to serve as MEP

Reyes Rincón/El País|Madrid | 30-12-2019 - 11:01 UTC

The legal representation of the Spanish state has, however, stated that the immunity granted to Oriol Junqueras by the European Parliament should be suspended as soon as possible

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

Ousted Catalan premier calls for European arrest order to be dropped

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 27-12-2019 - 12:12 UTC

Carles Puigdemont, who is in self-imposed exile, believes the Supreme Court has an “obligation” to shelve the case against him because he enjoys immunity as an elected MEP

POLITICS

Spanish Congress prepares for possible end-of-year investiture vote

A. Díez/J. Casqueiro/C.E. Cué/B. Cia/R. Rincón|Madrid | 24-12-2019 - 10:12 UTC

As the Socialist Party and Catalan Republican Left get closer to a deal to get Pedro Sánchez sworn back into office, lawmakers are asked to stay near Madrid in case they need to rush back from holidays

CATALAN INDEPENDENCE DRIVE

Catalan separatists who fled Spain prepare to deal with impending arrest warrants

Álvaro Sánchez/Reyes Rincón|Brussels / Madrid | 05-11-2019 - 17:06 UTC

Toni Comín, Lluís Puig and Clara Ponsatí have been living in Belgium and Scotland since late 2017, but say they will hand themselves over to authorities once they receive summons

CATALONIA TRIAL

Judge reactivates European warrant for Carles Puigdemont’s arrest

Reyes Rincón/Lucía Abellán|Madrid | 14-10-2019 - 14:32 UTC

In the wake of today’s ruling, the Supreme Court is seeking to persuade Belgium to hand the former Catalan premier over to the Spanish authorities to face trial

CATALONIA

Supreme Court finds jailed Catalan secession leaders guilty of sedition

El País/Reyes Rincón/Óscar López-Fonseca/Jesús García|Barcelona | 14-10-2019 - 11:05 UTC

None of the defendants has been convicted of the most serious charge, rebellion, but most are still facing prison terms ranging from nine to 13 years. Those who will serve jail time are eligible for a semi-open regime, a decision that will now be made by penitentiary authorities in Catalonia

FRANCO FAMILY

Franco’s grandson avoids prison time over alleged police chase

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 02-10-2019 - 14:01 UTC

Francisco Franco Martínez-Bordiú was convicted of a traffic incident during which a shotgun was pointed at two civil guards, but the case was quashed and will not be appealed

HISTORICAL MEMORY

Supreme Court authorizes immediate exhumation of Francisco Franco

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 30-09-2019 - 13:08 UTC

A ruling made public today removes the final obstacles in the way of the transfer of the former Spanish dictator’s remains, and rejects appeals filed by his grandchildren

HISTORICAL MEMORY

Spain’s Supreme Court rules in favor of exhumation of Francisco Franco

Reyes Rincón/J. J. Gálvez/El País|Madrid | 24-09-2019 - 09:49 UTC

The judges examining the appeal by the former dictator’s family have decided that his remains should be taken to the Pardo cemetery, where his wife is buried

HISTORICAL MEMORY

Spanish government ready to exhume Franco’s remains if Supreme Court gives the green light

Carlos E. Cué/Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 24-09-2019 - 07:58 UTC

If the six judges approve the move at today’s ruling, the body of the former dictator could be removed from the Valley of the Fallen monument before the general election on November 10

LA MANADA

Supreme Court raises convictions in “Wolf-Pack” sexual assault case to 15 years

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 21-06-2019 - 12:59 UTC

The five members of “La Manada,” as the group of friends is known, have been found guilty by the judges of rape, and not the lesser charge of sexual abuse

POLITICS

Catalan separatist denied permission to take seat in European Parliament

Reyes Rincón|Madrid | 14-06-2019 - 13:58 UTC

Supreme Court said that letting Oriol Junqueras leave prison before a verdict is handed down in the recently concluded trial poses a risk, as it would mean letting him go to Brussels

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