Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont, has sent a tweet in response to the controversy following his leaked messages to minister Toni Comín. "I'm human and there are moments when I doubt too. I'm also the president and I won't shrink or turn back," he says.
Sóc periodista i sempre he entès que hi ha límits, com la privacitat, que mai s’han de violar. Sóc humà i hi ha moments que també jo dubto. També sóc el President i no m’arronsaré ni em faré enrere, per respecte, agraïment i compromís amb els ciutadans i el país. Seguim!
— Carles Puigdemont (@KRLS) 31 de gener de 2018
Translation: I'm a journalist and I've always understood that there are limits, like privacy, which should never be violated. I'm human and there are moments when I also have doubts. I'm also the president and I won't shrink nor turn back. On the subject, thanks and commitment to the citizens and the country. Onward!
This was Puigdemont's first reaction after Spanish channel Telecinco broadcast images of the mobile belonging to minister Toni Comín showing messages apparently from the president, saying that he has been "sacrificed" and that the Spanish government's strategy has "triumphed".
Puigdemont didn't deny the authenticity of the messages, but reminds his followers that he is a journalist and believes that there are limits which should never be crossed in the profession.