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EU Parliament strips Catalan separatists of immunity

FRANCE24, 09 Mar 2021
The European Parliament on Tuesday lifted the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles #Puigdemont and two allies wanted by #Spain following #Catalonia's #independence attempt in 2017. The trio -- Puigdemont and former Catalan health and education ministers Clara Ponsati and Toni Comin -- are wanted for sedition over the organisation of a banned separatist referendum in 2017. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris tells us more.

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