Spain: Court opens “terrorism” investigation against Carles Puigdemont. Former regional president has been living in exile for years, and now he could be charged with terrorism in absentia.
In 2017, Catalonia sought to secede from Spain, and the turmoil in the region affected the entire country. The terrorism investigation is so sensitive because the allegations may not fall under the planned amnesty law, the Supreme Court said. Conservatives and right-wing radical opposition members had called on their supporters to resist the planned law.