The EU's General Court rejected the appeal of three Catalan MEPs in the crosshairs of Spanish justice since Catalonia's abortive secession attempt in 2017.
BARCELONA (Reuters) - The European Union s General Court on Wednesday stripped the leader of Catalonia s failed bid for independence from the legal immunity he had as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) as he faces legal procedures in Spain.
European justice lifts immunity of Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont. A setback for the Catalan separatist in the judicial saga opened since the failure of the attempt to secede from Catalonia. The court's decision also concerns Clara Ponsati and Toni Comin. All are in the crosshairs of the Spanish justice for their role in the attempted secession of Catalonia in October 2017, one of the worst political crises experienced by Spain since the end of the Franco dictatorship in 1975.