# Spain court lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant, clearing way for return

https://mins.news/en/item/88116

- DW, 2026-10-06 14:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/spain-court-lifts-puigdemont-arrest-warrant-clearing-way-for-his-return-home-ahead-of-november-elections/a-79565853?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Spain’s Supreme Court has lifted the arrest warrant for Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, allowing him to return ahead of next month’s general election. The move followed a Constitutional Court ruling that the 2024 amnesty also covers embezzlement cases. Puigdemont has lived in exile since the failed 2017 independence bid.

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