Spain’s Supreme Court lifts Puigdemont’s arrest warrant, but legal charges remain
Spain’s Supreme Court has lifted the national arrest warrant against exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, allowing him to return to Spain after nearly nine years in Belgium. However, the move is provisional and does not formally apply the 2024 amnesty law or dismiss the charges against him. Puigdemont welcomed the decision but cautioned that it does not resolve the broader political conflict between Catalonia and Madrid.