FILE PHOTO: MEP and Catalonia government's former President Carles Puigdemont arrives to a plenary to mark International Women's Day at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium March 8, 2021. Francisco Seco/Pool via REUTERS
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament has voted to strip the immunity from prosecution from Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist lawmakers Spain has charged with sedition.
The chamber announced on Tuesday that EU lawmakers had voted clearly in favour of waiving the immunity of Catalonia's former regional head of government and two former cabinet members, Toni Comin and Clara Ponsati.
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