The Brussels Prosecutor's Office has announced this Friday that the Council Chamber, a Belgian court of first instance, has decided to reject the execution of the European arrest warrant that weighs on the former Minister of the Generalitat of Catalonia Lluís Puig , who has escaped since October 2017.

According to the Prosecutor's Office, which is considering appealing the decision, the court alleges that "the Spanish authority that issued the order [the Supreme Court] was not competent to do so." Puig is accused of embezzlement of public funds for his involvement in the organization of the referendum of October 1 on the independence of Catalonia.

The decision supposes a new blow to the Spanish justice, since it is the third time that Belgium rejects the execution of the euro order. The processes against the former president of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, and the former director Toni Comín have also been paralyzed for months.

A judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU granted them immunity after being elected members of the European Parliament in the last elections of May 2019. Since January, they have served as MEPs, along with also former counselor Clara Pontsanti, who acceded to their seat after the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union, pending the request issued by the Spanish authorities to lift immunity.

The Covid-19 crisis has notably affected the activity of the European Parliament, which must ultimately decide on the request and a decision is not expected until the end of 2020 or even early next year.

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