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Editorial: El Mundo

  • Jordi Pujol is on trial for turning Catalan nationalism into a family enrichment mechanism.
  • The start of the process more than a decade later highlights the slow pace of Spain's justice system.
  • Pujol and his children are accused of crimes such as illegal association, money laundering, tax fraud, and falsehood.
  • Pujol's political party was built on a clientelistic network that confused party, institutions, and family.
  • The indulgence towards Pujol allowed his corruption to spread.
  • The trial of the Pujols coincides with significant changes in Catalan politics.
  • Catalonia deserves to know the whole truth and to see that nobody is above the law.

Conclusion: The trial of Pujol is a test of democratic hygiene and the opportunity to close the era of corruption attributed to him.