Belgian judge suspends warrant for Catalonia's Puigdemont

The arrest warrant targeting Carles Puigdemont has been suspended by Belgian judicial authorities because of the Catalan separatist leader's immunity as a European lawmaker, his lawyer said Thursday. Paul Bekaert told The Associated Press that the Belgian judge in charge of the case also suspended the warrant issued against former Catalan cabinet member Toni Comin. The two are wanted in Spain for their role in an illegal 2017 secession bid by the Catalan government and separatist lawmakers.

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