MADRID—A top judge in Spain has withdrawn an international arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his ex-cabinet members but maintained a Spanish arrest warrant for the separatists, which means they could be detained if they return to their home country. Spanish judicial authorities had issued European arrest warrants for the five separatist leaders after they fled to Belgium following the Catalan parliament’s declaration of independence from Spain at the end of October. On Tuesday, Spanish...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 05, 2017 11:40 UTC