An association of law professors, the Col·lectiu Praga, has announced they are preparing lawsuits against "those who take part" in presenting any appeal to Spain's Constitutional court against Carles Puigdemont's candidacy for the presidential investiture debate next Tuesday. According to the group of scholars, in favour of the right to decide, the promoters of such a veto would be committing the crime of malfeasance and violating article 542 of the Penal Code.
The article in question says that any authority or civil servant who knowingly prevents a person from exercising civil rights recognised by the Constitution and the law can incur the penalty of a ban from their role or equivalent ones for between one and four years.
According to the Col·lectiu Praga, the decision by the Parliament's speaker, Roger Torrent, to propose Puigdemont as candidate for investiture "cannot be appealed".
Després de l'oprobi de les urnes, no volien l'oprobi de veure el President Puigdemont assegut a l'escó. El recurs anunciat no cap: la concreta decisió del Pres. Parlament proposant a un candidat (si és diputat) no és recorrible. Estudiem els delictes en què incorreran si recorren
— Col·lectiu Praga (@CollectiuPraga) 25 de gener de 2018
Translation: After the disgrace of the ballot boxes, they didn't want the disgrace of seeing president Puigdemont sitting in his seat in Parliament. The announced appeal doesn't work: the specific decision of the speaker of the Parliament proposing a candidate (if they're a deputy) cannot be appealed. We're studying the crimes they will commit if they appeal.
Es preparen querelles contra els que participin en la presentació del recurs contra designació com a candidat de Puigdemont (acte irrecurrible). Per prevaricació administrativa i 452 CP: 1 a 4 años quien, a sabiendas, impida a una persona el ejercicio de sus derechos cívicos
— Col·lectiu Praga (@CollectiuPraga) 25 de gener de 2018
Lawsuits are being prepared against those who take part in presenting the appeal against the designation of Puigdemont as a candidate (an act which cannot be appealed). For administrative malfeasance [according to article] 452 [sic] of the Penal Code: 1 to 4 years to those who, knowingly, prevent a person from exercising their civil rights.