BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — A Brussels court hearing on the issue of ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's extradition to Madrid is scheduled for November 17, a court representative told Sputnik Monday.
"The meeting of the advisory chamber is scheduled for Friday, November 17 for the afternoon. Meetings of the advisory chamber are always held behind closed doors," the representative said.
The former Catalan leader has fled to Belgium after the Spanish authorities sacked him along with his administration amid the declaration of Catalonia's independence.
En llibertat i sense fiança. El nostre pensament és per als companys injustament empresonats per un Estat allunyat d la pràctica democràtica
— Carles Puigdemont 🎗 (@KRLS) 6 ноября 2017 г.
After the Catalan parliament voted in favor of secession from Spain last week Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy removed Puigdemont and his Cabinet. However, the ousted Catalan leader refused to recognize the dismissal of the government and called for "democratic resistance" to direct rule by Madrid.
