A Brussels court has suspended the extradition of former Catalan pro-independenc...
BRUSSELS - A Brussels court has suspended the extradition of former Catalan pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont, his lawyer said on Thursday.
Paul Beckaert told Reuters that the Belgian judge in charge of the case had ruled in favor of Puigdemont and Toni Comin, another former member of the Catalan government, citing their immunity as members of the European Parliament .The pair are wanted in Spain on charges of sedition after organizing a failed Catalan independence referendum in 2017 but Madrid’s three previous extradition requests have been refused.
Last month, the European Court of Justice overturned a ruling stopping Puigdemont and Comin from taking their seats in the European Parliament, stating that both politicians had benefited from parliamentary immunity since their election as MEPs in 2013.
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