BRUSSELS: A
Belgian judge made no
ruling on Friday on a European arrest
warrant issued by Spain for ousted Catalan
leader Carles Puigdemont, his lawyer said after a court hearing in Brussels.
The
Belgian prosecutor demanded the
warrant to be exercised, but the case for Puigdemont?s defence will be made at a hearing early next month. ?We will make our case on December 4. The prosecutor has asked for the extradition
warrant to be exercised. Nothing has been decided today,? Paul Bekaert told reporters outside the main Brussels court.
The prosecutor had determined that according to
Belgian law Puigdemont and four of his former ministers who travelled with him to Brussels were charged with conspiracy by public officials, Bekaert added. Under the Spanish warrant, all five faced charges of rebellion and sedition.
They had left Spain after Puigdemont?s regional government was sacked by Madrid for unilaterally declaring Catalonia independent following a referendum on secession that court authorities in Madrid had ruled was illegal.
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