EU parliament strips Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalans of immunity
by Stephen Burgen in Barcelona from on (#5F3JW)
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The European parliament has voted to lift the immunity of the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and two of his ministers, taking them a step closer to extradition and prosecution in Spain.
MEPs voted by 400 to 248 with 45 abstentions in the case of Puigdemont and 404 to 247 with 42 abstentions regarding Antoni Comin and Clara Ponsati, respectively the former health and education ministers in Puigdemont's government.
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