Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Ex-preident of Catalonia speaks in Brussels after fleeing Barcelona

The ousted president of the Catalan parliament is in Brussels but says he's not applying for political asylum as many had expected he would.

Carles Puigdemont says he won't return to Spain until he has guarantees of a fair judicial process after being charged with rebellion for declaring independence after an illegal referendum.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock has been following a press conference by the former Catalan leader in Brussels.

IN: "The main points..."
OUT:  "...democratic challenge."
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