The former leader of the Catalonia region said on Wednesday that he is set to travel to the country. Police have said they are ready to arrest him, which would threaten to spur fresh unrest in Catalonia and potentially destabilise the governing coalition in Madrid.
Puigdemont said he recognised that he cannot attend freely the scheduled parliamentary session and accused authorities of a long persecution. This challenge must be answered and confronted, he said.
Puigdemont's potential arrest and imprisonment threatens to unleash fresh turmoil in Catalonia. It could also destabilise the fragile Socialist-led coalition ruling Spain, which relies on Puigdemont's hardline Junts party to pass legislation.
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