Lluís Maria Xirinacs

In 1984, along with Agustí Chalaux, he founded the Centre d'Estudis Joan Bardina, where he wanted to explore deeper into a new economical, political and social model.

In 2000, he started to protest again, sitting in Plaça Sant Jaume daily for the independence of the Catalan Countries.

[citation needed] On 11 September 2002, within the National Day of Catalonia reivindicative speeches in Fossar de les Moreres, he declared:[2] «Gandhi deia que el no-violent no pot tractar amb neutralitat les parts d'un conflicte violent: l'aggressor és l'enemic, l'agredit és l'amic, tot i que sigui violent.

Però declaro aquí, i ho dic ben alt, per si hi ha cap policia o cap fiscal: em declaro enemic de l'estat espanyol i amic d'ETA i de Batasuna(...) «hay estilos, porque ETA, como está en guerra, mata, pero no arranca uñas.

ETA, cuando tira una bomba en un lugar que puede herir a gente que no son militares o que no estén relacionados con los opresores avisa.

ETA, when it throws a bomb in a place where it can harm people that are not soldiers or are not related to the oppressors, gives a warning.

On 17 December 2002, he stated to the jury in his defence:[3] And he also added: Madrid's National Court tried him in absentia (Xirinacs failed to appear) and sentenced him to two years in prison for glorifying terrorism.

On 25 October 2005, when he was 74, he was arrested by Spanish Police when he visited Ciutat Vella commissary in order to renew his identity document.

[4] Two days later, he was sent to prison, but in the very same afternoon, the Attorney General decided to free him, invoking humanitarian reasons due to his age.

[6][7][8][9][10] He left a note in his workplace explaining his decision, where he criticized the cowardice of Catalan politicians: Act of sovereignty I have lived 75 years in the Catalan Countriesoccupied by Spain, France – and Italy- for centuriesfighting against this slavery during all of my adult life.A slave nation, a slave human being,shame for Humanity and the Universe.But a Nation will never be freeif her sons do not want to risktheir lives in her defence and liberation.My friends, accept this final victorious endof my combat to stress the fearfulnessof our leaders, who make masses out of People.Today, my Nation becomes absolute sovereign in me.They have lost a slaveshe is a little more freebecause I am in you, my friends!Lluís M. Xirinacs i Damians, Barcelona, August 6, 2007[11][12]