Catalan leader vows not to return to Spain unless he's guaranteed a fair trial
BRUSSELS - Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont insisted that he remains the region's president and will not return to Spain until he is guaranteed a fair trial.
Puigdemont spoke to journalists at a packed Brussels news conference across the street from European Union institutions. His arrival in Brussels on Monday with a group of other Catalan politicians sparked speculation about his plans in Belgium.
The Catalan leader said he will return "immediately" to Spain if he is guaranteed a fair trial there.
A Spanish judge on Tuesday summoned Puigdemont and five members of his former Cabinet to appear this week in Madrid as part of a rebellion probe for pushing ahead with an independence declaration.
