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Spanish Supreme Court issues European arrest warrant for former Catalonia head Puigdemont | Spanish Supreme Court issues European arrest warrant for former Catalonia head Puigdemont |
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Spain’s Supreme Court has issued a European arrest warrant for the former head of Catalonia’s regional government, Carles Puigdemont. He now lives in self-imposed exile in Belgium. | Spain’s Supreme Court has issued a European arrest warrant for the former head of Catalonia’s regional government, Carles Puigdemont. He now lives in self-imposed exile in Belgium. |
In July 2018, the Spanish court dropped a warrant after Germany refused to extradite him. | In July 2018, the Spanish court dropped a warrant after Germany refused to extradite him. |
The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in a failed independence bid, triggering protests across the region. | |
Puigdemont described the prison sentences as an “atrocity.” | Puigdemont described the prison sentences as an “atrocity.” |