JAILED Catalan independence leader Oriol Junqueras was cheered by students when he arrived at the Manresa campus of the University of Vic, where he’ll be teaching for three days a week.
He is the latest of the imprisoned indy leaders to be allowed outside of prison on temporary leave and this was his first excursion out of Lledoners jail.
🎗 Avui Oriol @Junqueras comença a treballar a la UVIC de Manresa i així és com l’han rebut els seus futurs alumnes!
— Joventuts d’Esquerra Republicana🎗 (@JoventRepublica) March 3, 2020
Recordem-ho: cada nit dorm a la presó. Volem l’amnistia!
🎥 via @naciodigital pic.twitter.com/DvqNZC8AEL
Junqueras – who was jailed for 13 years for sedition – was driven from the prison to Vic, where students cheered him into the building.
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He posted a video on social media from inside the university, writing: “Thanks to all the students for the welcome!”
🔵 Més imatges de l’arribada del Vicepresident Junqueras.
— Anant Peldret (@Anantpeldret) March 3, 2020
📷 Marc Puig pic.twitter.com/RBhPOusADG
The leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) will work for six hours a day from his own office on campus and will teach history.
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