Catalan ex-President Carles Puigdemont and four other Catalan officials sought by Spanish authorities turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday, officials said.
The
officials surrendered to authorities at 9:17 a.m. and, with their lawyers
present, were officially notified of the arrest warrants, Dejemeppe said.
The
five (Carles Puigdemont , Meritxell Serret,
Antoni Comín, Lluís Puig and Clara Ponsatí )
were freed late on Sunday evening after
being questioned.
An
investigating judge will decide by Monday morning whether to execute an EU
arrest warrant issued by a Spanish judge last week.
Mr Puigdemont fled to Belgium after
Madrid imposed direct rule on Catalonia following an independence referendum.
He has said he will not return to Spain unless he is guaranteed a fair trial.
He and his four associates are wanted on charges
of rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of
trust following the referendum which a Spanish court deemed unconstitutional.
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