Caganer Carme Forcadell

Maria Carme Forcadell is a Catalan politician, linguist and activist. She is the former President of the Parliament of Catalonia, as well as a Catalan high school teacher, known for her Catalan independence activism. She was one of the founders of Plataforma per la Llengua, member of the executive board of the Sabadell branch of Òmnium Cultural and president of the Catalan National Assembly from its inception until May 2015. On March 23, 2018, Presidential candidate Jordi Turull, former parliament speaker Carme Forcadell and three deposed ministers were sent to pre-trial prison. She remains jailed as of October 2018.