In Tortosa, a court has lifted the interim measures that had stopped the removal of the Francoist monument, clearing the way for the Catalan government’s project to continue.
The work has been on hold since July 2021 while legal appeals were dealt with. According to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC), the challenges concerned the monument’s delisting and the building permit granted by the city council.
The Catalan government asked for the suspension to be lifted last April, after the related court cases were resolved. The TSJC dismissed appeals against changes to Tortosa’s urban planning and the monument’s delisting, and further appeals to the Spanish Supreme Court were not admitted for processing.
Tortosa mayor Mar Lleixà welcomed the decision and said she hoped for a final ruling soon so the remaining appeals can be settled. She said removing the monument, which will be 60 years old in June, is part of the municipal government’s commitment to the Commission for the Removal of Francoist Symbols in Tortosa and to local residents.
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