The Minister of the Interior underwent an emergency operation to remove his gallbladder

The Minister of the Interior, Joan Ignasi Elena, underwent emergency surgery today at the Bellvitge hospital, where his gallbladder was removed.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
14 September 2022 Wednesday 08:39
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The Minister of the Interior underwent an emergency operation to remove his gallbladder

The Minister of the Interior, Joan Ignasi Elena, underwent emergency surgery today at the Bellvitge hospital, where his gallbladder was removed. The operation has been carried out without complications and he is stable and recovering, according to department sources.

Elena entered on Sunday afternoon after participating in different acts of the Diada. In fact, she was the minister with the most presence in the floral offerings to Rafael Casanova - half a dozen - and later participated in the ERC popular lunch. During the afternoon, she went to the Mossos command center from where she followed the course of the Diada demonstration.

It was later when the Minister became indisposed and no longer attended the institutional act in Montjuic. At that time, he was already hospitalized due to pain caused by some stones in his gallbladder.

The operation was carried out this afternoon, hence its absence from the Consell Executiu today. Tomorrow he planned to present Oriol Junqueras at the European Forum in Madrid, where his text on the ERC leader will finally be read.