Junts per Catalunya forces Eduard Pujol to leave his seat in Parliament for a possible case of sexual harassment

Junts per Catalunya on Tuesday forced its spokesman in Parliament Eduard Pujol to leave the seat in the Chamber and has suspended him from membership on a precautionary basis after learning of a possible case of sexual harassment.

The decision, explained at a press conference by the vice president of Junts, Elsa Artadi, has been made by the general secretary of training, Jordi Sànchez, after learning about "very serious facts" this past weekend and which he hopes will be resolved For justice.

Pujol had resigned the minutes this Monday before noon, citing "personal reasons."

At the moment there is no judicial complaint.

"The events are so serious that we have been forced to act immediately," said Artadi, who did not want to give more details about the case or when they date back.

The deputy has also referred to the events in the plural at all times, but did not want to clarify whether this meant that there was more than one victim.

“It is not up to us to judge him or open an internal investigation.

What is up to us is to take political measures and accompany those who have communicated the facts, ”added the spokesperson for Carles Puigdemont's formation.

Before the press conference, Junts had sent a statement informing that Pujol had informed the parliamentary group that he was leaving his seat for "personal reasons."

The former director of the RAC-1 radio station entered the Parliament as a deputy for Barcelona after the elections of December 21, 2017, and has been deputy spokesperson and then spokesperson for the group, as well as spokesperson in the Territory commission and member of the Diputación Permanent.