The president of the Catalan cultural association Òmnium Cultural, Jordi Cuixart, was released from prison on Thursday for the first time in more than two years. Forty-eight hours later, and he is now back in Lledoners jail, in central Catalonia.
Imagen de @jcuixart cuando regresa a la prisión de Lledoners tras un permiso de 48 horas. Tanto él como @jordialapreso tienen derecho a permiso ordinario al haber cumplido 2 años y tres meses de cárcel, un cuarto de su pena #proces #lledoners pic.twitter.com/ghN4o5WR2W
— Isabel Ojeda (@isabelojedam) January 18, 2020
Translation:
"Image of @jcuixart returning to Lledoners prison after a 48-hour leave. Both he and Jordi Sànchez have the right to standard leave after serving 2 years and three months in jail, a quarter of their sentences."— Isabel Ojeda
Before returning to prison on Saturday evening, Cuixart spoke to Marcel Mauri, vice-president of the pro-independence Omnium association. Said Mauri in a tweet: "Jordi reminded me that there are 3 million political prisoners in the world, and that we are fortunate enough to be able to continue to fight for freedom," he said.
Una abraçada de comiat sempre massa breu després de 48h de permís (no en digueu llibertat). Em recorda q hi ha 3 milions de presos polítics al món. I q som uns afortunats per poder seguir lluitant per la llibertat. L’única lluita q és perd és la q s’abandona. Endavant @jcuixart!
— Marcel Mauri de los Rios (@marcelmauri) January 18, 2020
"A farewell hug, always too brief, after 48h leave (don't call it freedom). He reminds me that there are 3 million political prisoners in the world. And we are fortunate enough to be able to continue to fight for freedom. The only struggle lost is the one that is abandoned. Onrward @jcuixart!"—Marcel Mauri de los Rios
Cuixart has now served a quarter of the nine-year prison sentence imposed on him by Spain's Supreme Court arising from the Catalan independence referendum in October 2017. Omnium sources explained that he had intended to spend the leave "with his family" and therefore made no public appearances.