Spain's Supreme Court summons Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to testify remotely in June over terrorism-linked protests during Catalonia's 2017 independence bid.

Spain's Supreme Court has summoned Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to testify remotely in June over his links to a group accused of breaching terrorism law over protests following Catalonia's failed 2017 bid for independence. The court set tentative dates for the remote hearing between June 17 and 21 and issued a European Investigation Order to ascertain Puigdemont's whereabouts and legal address. Puigdemont lives in self-imposed exile in Belgium. The case concerns protests by a secretive Catalan group, Democratic Tsunami, which organized mass demonstrations in 2019 that led to flight cancellations at Barcelona's airport and blocked a highway to France.

April 08, 2024
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