Four years ago in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, an independent leader who had been arranged on suspicion of rebellion, such as by forcing a referendum asking whether or not to become independent, was detained in Italy. ..
From now on, the focus will be on whether or not the person will be handed over to Spain.
In 2017, Petit Demon, the leader of the independence movement in Catalonia, northeastern Spain, held a referendum on the pros and cons of independence over the opposition of the government, and the prosecution proceeded with prosecution on charges of rebellion against the state. , Departed for Belgium.
The Supreme Court of Spain has requested the EU-European Union member states to detain Mr. Puigdemont, who arrived at the airport in Sardinia, western Italy on the 23rd and was detained by local police. rice field.
Mr. Puigdemont was quietly elected to the EU parliament and had the privilege of being exempt from detention, but in March he was deprived of the privilege by a majority of parliamentary supporters.
It will be up to the Italian courts to decide whether to hand over Mr. Puigdemont to Spain.
Nine detainees were sentenced to up to 13 years in prison for treason and other charges over the Catalan independence movement, but the Spanish government pardoned all in June. I was exempt from the sentence.
On the other hand, regarding Mr. Puigdemont, the government said in a statement on the 24th that it should go to trial in Spain, saying that "it should follow the judgment of the judiciary like the general public."