Spain Supreme Court judge lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant after Constitutional Court ruling

A judge of Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the national arrest warrants against former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont, removing the immediate legal obstacle to his return to Spain after nearly nine years abroad. Pablo Llarena, the investigating magistrate in the court’s Criminal Chamber, issued the order setting aside the national search, capture and […] The post Spain Supreme Court judge lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant after Constitutional Court ruling appeared first on JURIST - News .