CATALONIA
CATALAN UK OFFICES YELLOW RIBBON
That this House notes with puzzlement the decision of the Spanish
Electoral Board, the body charged with the conduct of the forthcoming
Spanish General Election, in ordering the removal of a yellow ribbon
sign from the balcony of the Catalan Delegation to the UK's offices in
Central London, the yellow ribbon being the symbol of solidarity with
Catalan political prisoners; wonders how such a display could possibly
influence Spanish voters in Spain; is further concerned that two members
of the Electoral Board are also Supreme Court judges who are hearing
the trial of 12 Catalan leaders on charges of rebellion and sedition in
relation to the October 2017 independence referendum; and notes that
while both judges abstained on the vote to ban the symbol they were in
attendance at the meeting and returned to the resumed trial where a
number of the accused are candidates in that election.
