Court Exonerates Jordi Pujol Due To Cognitive Decline

The Audiencia Nacional has decided to exempt former Catalan President Jordi Pujol from trial. This decision was based on his cognitive decline and health status, which render him unfit to testify or face judgment. His defense team submitted three medical reports supporting this assessment. Previously, Pujol had appeared via videoconference, but the court wished to see him in person. The defense had argued that the patriarch's age caused cognitive decline. Former Catalan President Jordi Pujol, aged 95, appeared before the Audiencia Nacional regarding a case involving his family's alleged hidden fortune. Reports indicate he left the hearing without answering key questions regarding his son's financial dealings or the existence of accounts in Andorra. Spain's National Court has exonerated former president Jordi Pujol from a trial regarding hidden wealth in Andorra. A forensic doctor and the court determined that Pujol, aged 95, suffers from cognitive impairment that prevents him from defending himself. The case originally sought a nine-year prison sentence. Pujol previously confessed in 2014 to hiding his grandfather Florencio's inheritance in Andorra.