Spains Supreme Court Postpones Issuing European Arrest Warrant For Ex-Catalan Leader

Spain's Supreme Court said on Thursday it had decided to postpone issuing a European arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont until the Court of Justice of the European Union rules on his parliamentary immunity.

"Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena today agreed that the motions of the Prosecutor's Office and the public prosecution will renew the European and international arrest warrants against the defendants, Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comin, but stipulated that a decision on them will be taken when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decides on possible precautions that both may take to temporarily restore their parliamentary immunity," the court said in a statement.

The CJEU's July 5 decision, which rejected the defendants' appeals against the European Parliament's decision to grant the judge's request against both, can be appealed by September 15, according to the statement.