Catalan entities will hand out 30,000 independence flags at Camp Nou in protest for the UEFA sanction on Barça
At tomorrow’s Champions League match against Bate Borisov, the Barça fans will cry out for freedom of expression
Plataforma ProSeleccions Esportives Catalanes will carry out a series of
actions to call upon the UEFA to respect the Barça fans’ freedom of
expression. The aim is to protest against the sanction imposed on the
Catalan club for the ‘estelades’ flags flown and the cries for
independence in the game against Bayer Leverkusen. Tomorrow three
hundred volunteers will hand out 30,000 ‘estelades’ in the hours leading
up to the game that brings Barça against Bate Borisov.
As part of the protest, more than three thousand international
journalists will be sent information on the sanction that Barça has been
imposed, a brief history of the ‘estelada’ flag and a selection of
images to show that it is a symbol deeply-rooted in the world of sport
and that even the Parliament of Catalonia has given its support in a
resolution.
For its part, Drets has informed that as an entity that defends the
rights and the dignity of the Catalans, it will lodge a judicial plaint
on behalf of several members of Barça for the flagrant breach of their
fundamental and constitutional rights.
Similarly, consideration is being given to turning to international
instances, like making a complaint to the Council of Europe and taking
the plaint to the European Court of Human Rights when this is possible.
The complaint will also be made before the European Parliament through
the different parliamentary euro groups in which CDC and ERC are
represented.
