Spanish judge issues arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader

BARCELONA, SPAIN - OCTOBER 26: Catalan President Carles Puigdemont makes a statement at the Catalan Government building Generalitat de Catalunya on October 26, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)A judge in Spain has issued a European arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his cabinet colleagues who fled to Belgium after facing charges including sedition and rebellion. The warrant, which adds two further indictments of perjury and willful disobedience of the law, is the first step in attempts to […]

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