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The document that shows that Mariano Rajoy knew about Operation Catalonia by October 2012

The document that shows that Mariano Rajoy knew about Operation Catalonia by October 2012

Secret report confirms that PM knew what was happening in his government's dirty war against independentism

Alba Solé Ingla

Monday, 6 of may of 2024 - 19:06

Spanish court tells Pujol family to make a complaint if it wants to act against "patriotic police"

Spanish court tells Pujol family to make a complaint if it wants to act against "patriotic police"

Court confirms refusal of ex-Catalan president Jordi Pujol's request to make private prosecution in Operation Catalonia case

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 6 of march of 2024 - 20:16

Ex-Mossos chief Trapero lays complaint against the PP government's 'patriotic police'

Ex-Mossos chief Trapero lays complaint against the PP government's 'patriotic police'

Prosecutors are studying Trapero's complaint against Villarejo and the interior ministry for falsely accusing him

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 14 of february of 2024 - 21:51

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Villarejo complained of illegal activities by Spanish financial crime unit, but no action was taken

Villarejo complained of illegal activities by Spanish financial crime unit, but no action was taken

Spain's interior ministry received police leader's complaint of "extortion" of businesspeople and politicians via tax data

Mayte Piulachs / Marta Lasalas

Tuesday, 13 of february of 2024 - 20:38

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Villarejo claims in ministerial memos that he interfered in the Catalan and Galician elections

Villarejo claims in ministerial memos that he interfered in the Catalan and Galician elections

Informative memos to Spanish interior ministry detail the actions that Villarejo took to influence the election results

Marta Lasalas / Mayte Piulachs

Monday, 12 of february of 2024 - 22:27

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Memos explain how Spain's patriotic police spent "millions" on "uncontrolled" phone espionage

Memos explain how Spain's patriotic police spent "millions" on "uncontrolled" phone espionage

Villarejo memo said 60% of phone tapping was for an ex-policeman's firm; 10% to spy on journalists and do "favours to judges"

Marta Lasalas / Mayte Piulachs

Friday, 9 of february of 2024 - 21:29

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A video camera left running in court shows up the practices of judge García-Castellón

A video camera left running in court shows up the practices of judge García-Castellón

Images show prosecutors and judge laughing hysterically after a testimony and how the prosecutor tells the judge what to do

Marta Lasalas / Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 31 of january of 2024 - 22:01

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Fernández Díaz's number two to Villarejo: "A new leak? Don't put the tax evasion police unit label on it"

Fernández Díaz's number two to Villarejo: "A new leak? Don't put the tax evasion police unit label on it"

Villarejo's recordings and notes link Francisco Martínez to Operation Catalunya

Marta Lasalas / Mayte Piulachs

Friday, 26 of january of 2024 - 22:27

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Operation Catalonia made illegal use of data from Spanish treasury led by PP minister Montoro

Operation Catalonia made illegal use of data from Spanish treasury led by PP minister Montoro

Confidential and tax data on president Pujol's children and a former Barça vice-president appear in Villarejo's notes

Mayte Piulachs / Marta Lasalas

Wednesday, 24 of january of 2024 - 20:09

Beyond the prosecutor Sol

Beyond the prosecutor Sol

José Antich

Tuesday, 23 of january of 2024 - 17:29

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Spain's anti-laundering authority gave false information to Liechtenstein over the Pujols and Mas

Spain's anti-laundering authority gave false information to Liechtenstein over the Pujols and Mas

Spain's economy and treasury ministries were involved in Operation Catalonia, in addition to the interior ministry

Mayte Piulachs / Marta Lasalas

Monday, 22 of january of 2024 - 22:45

Prosecution service to investigate Operation Catalonia over attacks on prosecutor Rodríguez Sol

Prosecution service to investigate Operation Catalonia over attacks on prosecutor Rodríguez Sol

Prosecutors order investigation to determine the veracity of persecution actions revealed in the Operation Catalonia papers

Marta Lasalas

Monday, 22 of january of 2024 - 19:33

Villarejo confirms authenticity of Operation Catalonia memos: judge and Spanish government had copies

Villarejo confirms authenticity of Operation Catalonia memos: judge and Spanish government had copies

Villarejo asks judge García-Castellón to investigate the "leaking" of the memos he sent to the interior ministry

Alba Solé Ingla

Friday, 19 of january of 2024 - 22:46

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Mariano Rajoy challenges Operation Catalonia commission: "It'll be tough to take it to court"

Mariano Rajoy challenges Operation Catalonia commission: "It'll be tough to take it to court"

Former Spanish PM, implicated in state's dirty war by new evidence, pours cold water on the planned Congressional inquiries

Martí Odriozola i Marcé

Thursday, 18 of january of 2024 - 23:14

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Extortion as method in Operation Catalonia: "Whether we stop this inspection is in your hands"

Extortion as method in Operation Catalonia: "Whether we stop this inspection is in your hands"

Audio recording shows the threats used by Spain's politicised police to the owners and the CEO of the BPA bank

Marta Lasalas / Mayte Piulachs

Thursday, 18 of january of 2024 - 21:59

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The agony of Andorran bank BPA: from coercion by Operation Catalonia to the 'zombie complaint'

The agony of Andorran bank BPA: from coercion by Operation Catalonia to the 'zombie complaint'

Secret papers confirm the pressure on managers of Banca Privada d'Andorra to provide data on the Pujol family

Mayte Piulachs / Marta Lasalas

Wednesday, 17 of january of 2024 - 20:17

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The PP's Isabel Díaz Ayuso, on the Operation Catalonia papers: "I don't know what the interest is"

The PP's Isabel Díaz Ayuso, on the Operation Catalonia papers: "I don't know what the interest is"

The Community of Madrid president avoided the subject of Mariano Rajoy's involvement in the illegal state operation

Martí Odriozola i Marcé

Tuesday, 16 of january of 2024 - 20:53

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The Spanish interior ministry document that set the lines for investigation of the Pujol family

The Spanish interior ministry document that set the lines for investigation of the Pujol family

The 'patriotic police' investigation also targeted top Catalan prosecutor Rodríguez Sol, and businesswoman Sol Daurella

Marta Lasalas

Tuesday, 16 of january of 2024 - 19:54

M. Rajoy knew everything

M. Rajoy knew everything

José Antich

Tuesday, 16 of january of 2024 - 17:13

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Operation Catalonia investigated the Sagrada Família and stumbled on a royal infidelity

Operation Catalonia investigated the Sagrada Família and stumbled on a royal infidelity

Reports and audios show how widely the so-called 'Patriotic Police' cast their investigative net across Catalan society

Marta Lasalas

Tuesday, 16 of january of 2024 - 01:52

Puigdemont denounces the criminal plot of Operation Catalonia: "They will have to respond"

Puigdemont denounces the criminal plot of Operation Catalonia: "They will have to respond"

The Junts politician states that there was "a criminal plot rooted in the heart of the state"

Quim Riera Guitart

Monday, 15 of january of 2024 - 21:30

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Secret documents incriminate Rajoy's Spanish government in the anti-independence Operation Catalonia

Secret documents incriminate Rajoy's Spanish government in the anti-independence Operation Catalonia

Police memos and audios confirm involvement of then-PM Rajoy in spying on Catalan politicians and businesspeople

Mayte Piulachs / Marta Lasalas

Monday, 15 of january of 2024 - 20:26

Junts and PNV open the way to investigate lawfare cases in the Spanish Congress

Junts and PNV open the way to investigate lawfare cases in the Spanish Congress

The 2 parties register requests to create congressional inquiries into Operation Catalonia and the 2017 terrorist attacks

Joan Antoni Guerrero Vall

Friday, 17 of november of 2023 - 21:47

Villarejo reveals that Spanish intelligence proposed sending tanks to Catalonia after 2012 Diada

Villarejo reveals that Spanish intelligence proposed sending tanks to Catalonia after 2012 Diada

Former "dirty ops" cop says that Spanish intelligence knew where the 1-O ballot boxes were, but wanted the vote to go on

Vicenç Pagès

Monday, 2 of october of 2023 - 19:08

From Operation Catalonia to 'Rodalies': the Catalan agenda wiped out by Spain's snap election

From Operation Catalonia to 'Rodalies': the Catalan agenda wiped out by Spain's snap election

The calling of Spain's snap election on July 23rd spells the end for many Spanish government processes relevant to Catalonia

Abel Degà

Wednesday, 31 of may of 2023 - 20:23

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Ex-police leader Villarejo points to former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy as the leader of Operation Catalonia

Ex-police leader Villarejo points to former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy as the leader of Operation Catalonia

The former commissioner tells Congress that the interior ministry and the CNI executed the orders of the then-prime minister

Jaume Vich

Wednesday, 10 of may of 2023 - 23:23

Spain's 'patriotic police' paid €25,000 to French official over false Trias account

Spain's 'patriotic police' paid €25,000 to French official over false Trias account

A Spanish newspaper published the false account number of then-Barcelona mayor Xavier Trias on its front page in 2014

Alba Solé Ingla

Wednesday, 19 of april of 2023 - 20:33

Operation Catalonia, yet another hoodwinking

Operation Catalonia, yet another hoodwinking

José Antich

Wednesday, 19 of april of 2023 - 17:28

Flush them away: how Spain deals with its inquiries into the "sewers of the state"

Flush them away: how Spain deals with its inquiries into the "sewers of the state"

Not witnesses, main parties or justice system: no-one is very interested in an inquiry into the persecution of independentism

Abel Degà

Monday, 3 of april of 2023 - 22:06

The PSOE covers up Rajoy's scandals

The PSOE covers up Rajoy's scandals

José Antich

Thursday, 30 of march of 2023 - 17:26

Who will have to appear before the Spanish Congress's Operation Catalonia inquiry?

Who will have to appear before the Spanish Congress's Operation Catalonia inquiry?

Yes to Fernández Díaz, no to Rajoy: the PSOE's preferences are key in who testifies over the anti-independence dirty war

El Nacional / Abel Degà

Wednesday, 29 of march of 2023 - 22:49

The loudmouth leaders of Operation Catalonia: "Everything we did is paying off"

The loudmouth leaders of Operation Catalonia: "Everything we did is paying off"

Leaked WhatsApp exchanges reveal the mindset of corrupt Spanish police and PP politicians in anti-independence dirty war

Sara Brull i Ortega / ACN

Thursday, 16 of march of 2023 - 01:00

Negreira case and Operation Catalunya, two different speeds

Negreira case and Operation Catalunya, two different speeds

José Antich

Tuesday, 14 of march of 2023 - 17:41

The impunity of Operation Catalonia

The impunity of Operation Catalonia

José Antich

Tuesday, 7 of march of 2023 - 17:51

Jaume Giró accuses Spanish ex-ministers of spying on him when he was at apex of Caixabank

Jaume Giró accuses Spanish ex-ministers of spying on him when he was at apex of Caixabank

Leading Catalan banker and former minister denounces PP leaders and police in a Madrid court for having spied on him in 2012

Mayte Piulachs

Monday, 6 of march of 2023 - 22:19

The restaurant lunch at which José Manuel Villarejo launched Operation Catalonia

The restaurant lunch at which José Manuel Villarejo launched Operation Catalonia

Days after the first huge Catalan independence march, in 2012, three Spanish police figures launched a dirty war

Judit Pellicer

Monday, 6 of march of 2023 - 19:21

The duplicity of the PSOE with Operation Catalonia

The duplicity of the PSOE with Operation Catalonia

José Antich

Wednesday, 1 of march of 2023 - 17:31

Madrid court changes mind and blocks Andorran investigation of Mariano Rajoy

Madrid court changes mind and blocks Andorran investigation of Mariano Rajoy

On appeal, judges paralyse Andorran attempt to investigate Spain's ex-PM and 2 ministers over dirty war against Catalonia

Berto Sagrera

Thursday, 17 of november of 2022 - 19:02

Spanish court says no to former PM Mariano Rajoy and Andorran inquiry is reactivated

Spanish court says no to former PM Mariano Rajoy and Andorran inquiry is reactivated

Former Spanish PM claimed a rights violation to try and stop Andorra's inquiry into the anti-independence "dirty war"

Mayte Piulachs

Wednesday, 2 of november of 2022 - 21:09

Why don't the Spanish prosecutors help Rajoy over Andorra?

Why don't the Spanish prosecutors help Rajoy over Andorra?

José Antich

Thursday, 27 of october of 2022 - 18:20