Catalonia crisis: ex-president Puigdemont faces wait for extradition verdict

Belgian judge delays decision over separatist leader’s future as two jailed former members of his government lose bail bid

Carles Puigdemont has vowed not to return to Spain unless he is guaranteed a fair trial
Carles Puigdemont has vowed not to return to Spain unless he is guaranteed a fair trial
(Image credit: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images)

Madrid’s Supreme Court denied bail today to two senior Catalan politicians and two protest leaders facing charges of sedition and rebellion - but former president Carles Puigdemont must wait until mid-December to learn a Belgium court’s decision on Spain’s extradition request.

The announcements came as campaigning was getting under way for pivotal elections on 21 December to determine the course of the region’s independence movement, The Daily Telegraph reports.

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