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BARCELONA (Reuters) - The European Union s General Court on Wednesday stripped the leader of Catalonia s failed bid for independence from the legal immunity he had as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) as he faces legal procedures in Spain.
Carles Puigdemont and two other MEPs had appealed a 2021 vote to strip them of legal immunity. They are wanted by Spanish authorities for their role in Catalonia's unilateral declaration of independence in 2017.
The Court of Justice of the EU on Wednesday dismissed a challenge brought by three Catalan MEPs over the European Parliament stripping them of their immunity at Spains request. The court said it rejects all the pleas made by the three Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comin and Clara Ponsati effect ..
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