Lawyer of officials in Brussels ‘hopeful’ extraditions will be rejected
Belgian judge is “democratic” and wants no “abuse” of European arrest warrants, says Paul Bekaert
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Spanish judges consider taking Puigdemont ruling to EU court
Supreme Court could challenge German decision not to extradite deposed president for rebellion
15 MEPs denounce Spain’s “misuse” of European arrest warrant to EU
They criticize its “opportunistic” application and ask the Commissioner for Justice how to avoid its use “at will”
Puigdemont lands in Denmark
Spanish prosecutor urges Supreme Court to issue again an international arrest warrant on the Catalan president
Puigdemont’s trip to Denmark is still being assessed, says Catalan leader’s lawyer
Cuevillas states that it is not yet certain whether Puigdemont will attend the conference in the Nordic country or not
Spanish Supreme Court withdraws international arrest warrant for Puigdemont
The Catalan president and the four ministers in Belgium, deposed by Madrid, testified Monday in Brussels over their extradition case
Judge will say ‘no’ to extradition if hesitant, prestigious Belgian lawyer says
Denis Bosquet claims that prosecutor rejecting charges of corruption for Puigdemont and his four Catalan ministers in Brussels is a sign of the international arrest warrant’s “weakness”
Belgian judge adjourns Puigdemont extradition hearing until December 4
Catalan president and former ministers appear in Brussels court on Friday but case is postponed while judge studies charges
Puigdemont says he is “fully prepared to cooperate with Belgian judiciary”
The Belgian prosecutor received an arrest warrant for deposed Catalan president and ministers currently in Brussels
CUP Councillor accused of insurrection laments Spain’s “anti-democratic nature”
Joan Coma, city councillor in Vic, a town 60 kilometres from Barcelona, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly ‘inciting to sedition’ when calling for disobedience against the Spanish institutions in a plenary session a year ago. After refusing to do so in October, this Wednesday he testified before Madrid’s ‘Audiencia Nacional’ and was cleared of charges, although his passport has been taken away by the magistrate. “We are up against a state with a strongly anti-democratic nature”, stated pro-independence radical left CUP’s Coma after leaving the Court and called on those who defend Catalonia’s independence but also those who don’t want to join efforts to “overcome the current stage”. Coma’s arrest is to be added to that of Mayor of Berga, Montse Venturós, who was accused of an ‘electoral crime’ for refusing to take down a pro-independence flag from the city hall’s façade on two occasions.
Berga Mayor calls her arrest “insulting” and “an attack on the Catalan people”
Montse Venturós testified before a judge on Friday morning for not taking down an independence flag from the town hall building. The Mayor of Berga was arrested by police and taken to court after failing to attend voluntarily on two occasions. She is accused of an electoral crime and disobedience for ignoring the Electoral Roll Office’s requests to take down the flag from the façade of the Town Hall on two election days: the 27th of September Catalan election and the 20th of December Spanish general election. Her arrest caused an outcry amongst pro-independence parties and also those in favour of the right of Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence. Talking to journalists after testifying before the judge, Venturós confirmed her commitment to the “popular mandate” towards independence and said that her arrest was “a new attack on the Catalan people” by “an absolutely anti-democratic” Spanish state. The Catalan Government has described the arrest as “outrageous”.