Mr Puigdemont is facing sedition charges after Catalonia declared independence under his leadership.
Catalonia's secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont
Ousted Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has left Spain and fled to Brussels, Spanish government officials said on Monday. Mr Puigdemont is facing sedition charges after Catalonia declared independence under his leadership.
The Spanish media reported that the former leader was accompanied by an unspecified number of other members of the Catalan government, Independent reported. On Sunday, Belgium’s migration affairs minister Theo Francken had said the ousted Catalan leader could seek asylum in the country. Meanwhile, the deposed Catalan leaders have said they will run in a December regional election called by Spain.
( Source : Agencies )
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