Finland Ready to Arrest Catalan Separatist Leader
- Leader to be available to Belgium officials, LaSexta reports
- Spain gave Finnish authorities with documents for an arrest
Carles Puigdemont
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The former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, left Finland before authorities there could act on a request from Spain to arrest him, his lawyer said, in connection with the independence drive last year.
Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas, the lawyer, confirmed his departure by text message Saturday. Puigdemont will remain at the disposal of the authorities in Belgium, where he now lives, Spanish broadcaster LaSexta reported, citing Alonso-Cuevillas.