JUDGE TO DECIDE OVER EX-CATALAN LEADER\'S FUTURE

JUDGE TO DECIDE OVER EX-CATALAN LEADER'S FUTURE

A BELGIAN JUDGE WILL DECIDE ON THE EXERCISING OF A EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT FOR OUSTED CATALAN LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT ON DECEMBER 14TH.

Puigdemont and four of his ministers left Spain after his regional government was sacked by Madrid for unilaterally declaring Catalonia independent following a referendum on secession that court authorities in Madrid had ruled was illegal.

They face an arrest warrant from Spain with charges of rebellion and sedition.

Paul Bekaert, one of Puigdemont's lawyers, said a decision on the execution of the arrest warrant would be made on Dec. 14.

A Brussels court last month spared Puigdemont custody but ruled he could not leave Belgium without a judge's consent.

Published: by Radio NewsHub
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