Puigdemont reportedly flees Spain to seek asylum in Belgium, as sedition charges filed

[Bob The Knob]

[url]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-30/catalan-leader-is-said-to-abandon-party-chiefs-without-warning[/url]
[quote]Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont fled for Brussels without warning senior members of his party, leaving them struggling to define their next moves in his absence, according to a party official.

Puigdemont is in Belgium with key members of his former government where they are expected to seek asylum, according to the person, who was present at a meeting of senior party officials today. Puigdemont left no guidance as to whether the party should take part in the elections called by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, according to the person.

Puigdemont and his former officials could form a government in exile -- a strategy that could help keep the hopes of grassroots independence supporters alive, according to the person. At the same time, other members will fight the election scheduled for Dec. 21.[/quote]

This source has more detail, but doesn't have an MBFC rating:

[url]https://www.thelocal.es/20171030/deposed-catalan-president-carles-puigdemont-is-apparently-already-in-belgium[/url]
[quote]As Spain's attorney general filed charges for sedition, rebellion and embezzlement against Puigdemont, Spanish press reported that the former Catalan regional leader is already in Brussels.

Puigdemont has already travelled to Belgium, according to Spanish daily El Periodico. The former Catalan delegate in Brussels, Amadeu Altafaj, allegedly organized the trip.

Belgium's controversial Minister for Asylum and Immigration Theo Francken yesterday said Puigdemont could be offered asylum in Belgium because there was no longer clear evidence that he would receive a fair trial in Spain.

That intervention by the Flemish nationalist was met with scorn from Spain and even Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, the leader of his own government. [/quote]

[BlackMageMari]

Wait this is actually happening?

This s going to cause a shitstorm in the EU.

[Drake1o2]

Oh for fucks sake. I don't want Belgium to be in the middle of this shitstorm.