The former president of Catalonia has skipped a court date at Spain's high court calling it a "political trial".
Carles Puigdemont is in Belgium and says he won't return to Spain until he's guaranteed a fair judicial process.
9 Catalan leaders did show up at court and those who haven't may be arrested.
Jack Parrock has more from Brussels.
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