Catalonia's president flees to Brussels after Belgium offers asylum

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Catalonia's president flees to Brussels after Belgium offers asylum

    Carles Puigdemont fled to Brussels on Monday as prosecutors called for him to be charged with rebellion
    Mr Puigdemont had threatened to arrive at work in defiance of Madrid, but instead ran for the border
    Catalan speaker Carme Forcadell dissolved parliament before being told to hand herself over to police
    Belgian authorities suggested they could grant Mr Puigdemont asylum, though his status is still unclear

By Jake Wallis Simons Associate Global Editor In Barcelona and Chris Pleasance and Gerard Couzens and Gareth Davies For Mailonline

Published: 05:13 EDT, 30 October 2017 | Updated: 10:48 EDT, 30 October 2017

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont fled to Brussels on Monday as his separatist movement collapsed and Spain's top prosecutor called for him to be charged with rebellion, sedition and embezzlement.

Mr Puigdemont had vowed to defy Madrid by turning up to work despite threats of arrest and even uploaded a picture of the presidential palace roof to Instagram, but never appeared.

Five other sacked members of the Catalan government are said to be with him in Brussels in what is being billed as a meeting with Flemish separatists. However, there is growing speculation the group will seek political asylum.

Continued at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5030789/Carles-Puigdemont-posts-image-inside-Catalonia-parliament.html

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