Court says sacked Catalan leader and four cabinet members who fled to Belgium have shown willingness to return to Spain
A Spanish judge has lifted the extradition order on the former Catalan president,Carles Puigdemont, and four former cabinet members who fled to Belgium to avoid charges of rebellion, or sedition and misuse of public funds.
In a surprise lunge as campaigning officially began for this months Catalan election,supreme court judge Pablo Llarena withdrew European arrest warrants for the five, but national warrants still stand – meaning they would be likely to face arrest whether they chose to return to Spain.
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Source: guardian.co.uk