Editorial: La Vanguardia

• María Dolores de Cospedal, former secretary general of the Popular Party (PP), denied any connection to the irregularities over operation Catalunya.
• Cospedal and Alicia Sánchez-Camacho, the former president of the Catalan PP, denied the existence of operation Catalunya, describing it as an 'invention'.
• Their statements contradict the undeniable existence of operations against Catalan independentist leaders.
• The operations appear to be planned with the connivance of conservative politicians and police officers operating outside the law.
• Notorious is the defenselessness of those who were accused of crimes they did not commit and minimalist are the legal actions taken to compensate.
• The investigative commission on operation Catalunya needs to clarify the events better.

Conclusion: It is an urgent need that these witnesses deliver truthful information to face political challenges and advance towards a more transparent and accountable system.

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