International arrest warrants for former Catalan President revoked

Al Jazeera Spanish authorities revoked European and international arrest warrants for former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other leading separatist politicians currently in exile.

Pablo Llarena, a Spanish judge, said in a ruling on Thursday the decision had been taken in response to a German court’s refusal to allow Puigdemont’s extradition to Spain on charges of rebellion over his role in Catalonia’s controversial independence referendum last October.

The European and international arrest warrants for five other separatist leaders who, alongside Puigdemont played a role in the vote, were also dropped.