Carles Puigdemont has evaded arrest after making a speech in Barcelona to a large crowd. Spanish authorities put out an arrest warrant for the fugitive former Catalan separatist leader in 2017 after he attempted to organise an independence referendum.
He was seen walking the streets of Barcelona before his speech on Thursday. Puigdemont said: ‘Today many thought they’d be celebrating my arrest, and thought that this punishment would dissuade us, and you.’ He added: ‘Well, they are wrong.’
A spokesperson for the Catalan police said one officer had been arrested in connection with Puigdemont’s escape
