The European Parliament has voted to lift the parliamentary immunity from prosecution of three Catalan separatist MEPs, including Carles Puidgemont, which Spain has charged with sedition for their roles in organising an illegal 2017 independence referendum.
The decision was adopted during the EU parliament’s plenary session on Monday evening, by 400 votes to 248 concerning the former regional head of government, Puidgemont, and by 404 votes to 247 concerning the two former cabinet members, T…
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