Spain drops int’l arrest warrant for Catalan separatists

The international and European arrest warrants of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other leading separatist politicians currently in exile has been dropped by Spanish authorities.

In his ruling, Spanish judge, Pablo Llarena said that the decision had been taken in response to a German court’s refusal to allow Puigdemont’s extradition to Spain on charges of rebellion over his role in Catalonia’s controversial independence referendum last October.

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The ruling by the Spanish judge now clears the way for Puidgemont and the others – scattered in Scotland, Belgium and Switzerland – to move across borders without fear of arrest.

Six Catalan separatists including Puidgemont fled Spain after the central government in Madrid stripped Catalonia of its autonomy and imposed direct rule on the region after separatist leaders declared independence shortly after the October 1 referendum.

 

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