STRASBOURG: Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont joined the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Monday and denounced Spain, which has issued a warrant for his arrest, for continuing to detain a former ally.
On Monday, parliamentary speaker David Sassoli allowed Puigdemont and another ally Toni Comin to take their seats, but MEPs said they were examining a request from Spain that they too lose their immunity. But on Monday, buoyed by the ECJ ruling, he dared make the short cross-border trip and he said he was no longer worried about travelling.
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