Josep Lluís Trapero Álvarez (Badalona, 1965) is the former Mossos d'Esquadra Major, the highest rank in the Catalan Police. On 28 October 2017, the Spanish government declared him removed from his post, after its invocation of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, suspending Catalonia's autonomy."Spanish PM removes Catalan regional premier from post, calls December 21 polls", elpais.es, 28 October 2017  Trapero started his career as a Mosso in 1990 and after years of service he was granted the position of Commissioner in 2013. In 2017, after 26 years of service, he achieved the rank of Major, succeeding Joan Unió. In April 2018  judge Carmen Lamela closed the instruction and ordered the prosecution of Trapero, Pere Soler and number two of Joaquim Forn, Cèsar Puig, as well as of the mayor Teresa Laplana, charged for sedition. Lamela defenses that Trapero, Soler and Puig were part of a criminal organization led by Carles Puigdemont   .
Josep Lluís Trapero Álvarez (Badalona, 1965) is the current Mossos d'Esquadra Major, the highest rank in the Catalan Police. On 28 October 2017, the Spanish government declared him removed from his post, after its invocation of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, suspending Catalonia's autonomy."Spanish PM removes Catalan regional premier from post, calls December 21 polls", elpais.es, 28 October 2017 In 2020, he was restored to his position of Major after being acquitted of wrongdoing by the Audiencia Nacional. Trapero started his career as a Mosso in 1990 and after years of service he was granted the position of Commissioner in 2013. In 2017, after 26 years of service, he achieved the rank of Major, succeeding Joan Unió. In April 2018 , judge Carmen Lamela closed the instruction and ordered the prosecution of Trapero, Pere Soler and number two of Joaquim Forn, Cèsar Puig, as well as of the mayor Teresa Laplana, charged for sedition. Lamela defenses that Trapero, Soler and Puig were part of a criminal organization led by Carles Puigdemont . In October 2020, he was acquitted by the Audiencia Nacional. Subsequently, on 12 November 2020, he was restored by the Catalan Minister of Interior Miquel Sàmper to his former post of Major of the Mossos d'Esquadra .
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In October 2020, he was acquitted by the Audiencia Nacional. Subsequently, on 12 November 2020, he was restored by the Catalan Minister of Interior Miquel Sàmper to his former post of Major of the Mossos d'Esquadra