In Brussels, a judge has ordered the ousted president of Spain’s Catalonia region and four of his former deputies not to leave Belgium, after a Spanish judge issued an international arrest warrant on charges of rebellion, sedition and embezzlement over their role in declaring Catalan independence. The judge freed Carles Puigdemont and the other four Sunday night after they turned themselves in, ordering them to return to court within 15 days to face a hearing that could see them deported to Spain. Last month, the Spanish government seized control of Catalonia after its leaders proceeded with a banned independence referendum.
Belgian Judge Grants Conditional Release to Catalan Leaders as Spain Seeks Arrests
HeadlineNov 06, 2017