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Spanish Judge Demands Explanations Over Puigdemont's Escape

Catalonia's exiled separatist leader Carles Puigdemont made a brief speech and then vanished (Credit: AFP)

A top Spanish judge demanded explanations on Friday from police and government as to how fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was able to return to Spain despite a pending arrest warrant and vanish again.

Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena, who had issued the arrest warrant for Puigdemont, requested answers specifically from Catalonia's regional police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra.

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