Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned
themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday, following Spain’s issuing of
an arrest warrant for rebellion and sedition.
All are wanted by Madrid for actions related to the
push for the region’s secession from Spain. Puigdemont has become the
public face of that move for independence.\
Other
charges are the misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of
trust relating to the secessionist campaign, which has thrown Spain into
a political crisis just as its economy has recovered from a sharp
downturn and banking stress.
Madrid has taken
over administrative control in Catalonia, until then an autonomous
region, and called new elections on Dec 21.
Two
polls on Sunday suggested pro-Catalonia independence parties will
together win December’s regional election although they may fall just
short of a majority of seats in parliament needed to revive the
secession campaign.
Note EU-Digest: The Catalan political leaders are playing a dangerous game by showing total disrespect for the Spanish Constitution.
Their tactics are irregular, and regardless of what they say, the
Spanish Government has shown great tolerance in dealing with the issue.
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