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Catalan Nationalist Titan, 95, Spared Graft Trial On Health Grounds

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April 27, 2026

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Published: 27 Apr, 2026 CET. Updated: Mon 27 Apr 2026 14:17 CET

Catalan nationalist titan, 95, spared graft trial on health grounds — Former president Jordi Pujol (C) leaves after the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed President of the Government of Catalonia at the Palau de la Generalitat de Catalunya in Barcelona. Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / AFP.

Spain’s top criminal court on Monday removed Catalan nationalist figurehead Jordi Pujol from a corruption trial owing to the declining health of the 95-year-old, a titan of modern democratic Spanish politics.

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