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Catalonia's fugitive separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to return to Spain
euronews (in English)
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05/08/2024
The former president of Catalonia and MEP faces immediate arrest if he returns to the country he fled in October 2017.
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After years avoiding the Spanish justice system, former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont,
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has announced he intends to return to Spain.
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The separatist leader posted a letter on social media platform X, stating that after seven
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years in exile in Belgium and France, he would return to his homeland imminently to, quote,
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defend against Spanish repression.
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The decision carries great personal risk for the former member of European Parliament,
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who faces immediate arrest if he returns to the country he fled in October 2017.
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Puigdemont travelled to Belgium three days after the failed Catalan declaration of independence
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that month to avoid prison.
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He was dismissed as president of the regional assembly and faced charges for rebellion,
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sedition and embezzlement.
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In the letter, Puigdemont says he is aware of the risk of being detained once he returns.
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But he underlines that it is his last option to try and avoid a pro-Spanish regional government
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in Catalonia, which is set to take over this week after a vote in regional parliament.
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