Calatan independence leaders held, Puigdemont facing arrest

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont leaves a press conference in Brussels

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont leaves a press conference in Brussels Source: AAP

A judge in Madrid has ordered eight members of the deposed Catalonia regional government placed in custody pending charges over last week's declaration of independence. Spanish prosecutors have also issued a European arrest warrant for the region's ousted president, Carles Puigdemont.



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