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| Spanish judge issues European arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Puigdemont | Spanish judge issues European arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Puigdemont |
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| A Spanish judge has issued a European arrest warrant for ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont. The leader’s request to testify by videoconference has been rejected. | A Spanish judge has issued a European arrest warrant for ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont. The leader’s request to testify by videoconference has been rejected. |
| Puigdemont is currently in Belgium, where he went after Madrid sacked his government. International arrest warrants have also been issued for four of his associates. | |
| Together with Puigdemont they face charges of rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds and breach of trust. On Thursday, ex-Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras and seven other former regional ministers were jailed without the opportunity to post bail. | |
| Pro-Catalan independence rally in Barcelona | Pro-Catalan independence rally in Barcelona |
| READ MORE: Spain's constitutional court cancels Catalonia declaration of independence | READ MORE: Spain's constitutional court cancels Catalonia declaration of independence |
| Earlier Friday, Puigdemont told Belgium’s RTBF broadcaster that his prompt departure for Brussels was not actually “fleeing” Catalonia, as he was ready to participate in the snap elections Madrid scheduled following the crackdown on his regional government. | |
| “We can run a campaign anywhere because we're in a globalized world,” he stated, adding that he is seeking to engage in “true justice” in Belgium and “not in the Spanish justice,” while his prompt departure was needed to prepare for his legal defense. “Violence was never an option for us,” Puigdemont said. |