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Catalonia s former leader Carles Puigdemont has told Euronews he will continue fighting after Members of the European Parliament voted to lift his immunity from prosecution.
He fled Spain after the north-east region declared independence following a 2O17 referendum that Madrid considered illegal.
Puigdemont, accused of sedition and misuse of public funds in Spain, has since become an MEP and is using immunity protection that comes with the role to avoid being summoned back to Spain and standing trial.
But, on Tuesday, MEPs on a European Parliament committee voted to lift his and two other Spanish politicians immunity.
It will now go to a full vote before all the MEPs of the European Parliament next month, where a simple majority will be required.
Puigdemont vows to keep fighting after MEPs vote to lift his immunity February 24, 2021
Catalonia s former leader Carles Puigdemont.
BRUSSELS Catalonia s former leader Carles Puigdemont has told Euronews he will continue fighting after Members of the European Parliament voted to lift his immunity from prosecution.
He fled Spain after the northeast region declared independence following a 2O17 referendum that Madrid considered illegal.
Puigdemont, accused of sedition and misuse of public funds in Spain, has since become an MEP and is using immunity protection that comes with the role to avoid being summoned back to Spain and standing trial.
But, on Tuesday, MEPs on a European Parliament committee voted to lift his and two other Spanish politicians immunity.
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