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Spain Issues EU Arrest Warrant For Catalan Leader

A Spanish judge issued an EU arrest warrant for Catalonia’s deposed separatist leader on Friday after he failed to appear for questioning over the region’s … Continue reading Spain Issues EU Arrest Warrant For Catalan Leader


Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attends a press conference at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on September 7, 2017. The Spanish government is to hold an emergency meeting after Catalonia’s regional authority voted to push ahead with an independence referendum on October 1, sparking the country’s deepest political crisis in 40 years. After gathering his cabinet to formally ask Spain’s Constitutional Court to once again rule against the vote, conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy hold talks with the head of the main opposition Socialist Party, Pedro Sanchez. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attends a press conference at La Moncloa palace in Madrid on September 7, 2017. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP

A Spanish judge issued an EU arrest warrant for Catalonia’s deposed separatist leader on Friday after he failed to appear for questioning over the region’s independence drive, a court statement said.

Spanish prosecutors want to charge Carles Puigdemont, who is in Belgium, with rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. Eight of his ministers were put behind bars on Thursday pending a possible trial.

AFP