Sanchez says Catalan leader ‘must be brought to justice’
By AFP
03 October 2021 |
3:34 pm
Exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont "must be brought to justice," Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says, a day after the former regional head was arrested in Italy after fleeing Spain.
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