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A SUPREME Court judge has requested reports from the Catalan regional police force, the Mossos d’Esquadra, as well as the central Interior Ministry, after politician and fugitive from justice Carles Puigdemont managed to evade arrest on Thursday in Barcelona and seemingly disappear into thin air.  Opposition politicians on Thursday described the situation as ‘unbearable’ and ‘humiliating’ for the Spanish state. …

FORMER Catalan premier and fugitive from justice Carles Puigdemont returned to Spain on Thursday, seven years after he fled the country to escape arrest for his role in the 2017 drive for independence in the northeastern region.  On arrival in Barcelona, he gave a speech to an estimated crowd of around 2,500 people outside the parliament building, during which he …