Got Banned, Supporters Of Barcelona Was Finally Allowed To Raise The Flag Of The Estelada

Got Banned, Supporters Of Barcelona Was Finally Allowed To Raise The Flag Of The Estelada

The separatist group of Estelada flag while Catalonia Barcelona against Las Palmas in La Liga at the party Camp Nou stadium, September 26, 2015.

MADRID, Post Compass - Supporters FC Barcelona got a ban from the Government of Spain to hoist the flag of Catalonia or La seperatis Strella Estelada in the final match of the Copa del Rey against Sevilla, Sunday (5/22/2016). However, the prohibition has now revoked by The Courts and litigation is Spain.

On Wednesday (5/18/1999), the Government of Spain issued the prohibition of Estelada flag raising. The ban because the Government fears that the final game will be manned by political interests.

Moreover, the King of Spain Felipe VI is scheduled to attend the final game will be held at the Vicente Calderon.

During this time, the yellow and red striped flag is considered as a symbol of the Catalan popular resistance and effort for emancipation.

The decisions related to Barcelona, the Club considers the Government of Spain has injure the freedom of expression. Barcelona supporters also do not keep silence.

They are planning on doing a resistance with the hoist of the flag of Scotland's 10,000 will be distributed directly by the Catalan Parliament members before the game.

The flag will also be accompanied with a message, "you can prohibit our flag but you can not restrict our freedom."

However, nowadays Barcelona fans finally got permission for the Estelada flag in the final of the Copa del Rey when facing Sevilla. The judges of Administrative Courts and Ligitasi in Madrid made a decision to revoke a ban on the Government.

The judges issued the decision: "there is no evidence that raising the Estelada can incite violence, racialist, fear of strangers (xenophobia), or other forms of discrimination that infringes human dignity."