Chief Commissioner of the Catalan regional police forces Mossos d’Esquadra Eduard Sallent addresses a press conference following the arrest of two officers suspected to have helped Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont escape, in Barcelona on August 9, 2024. A top Spanish judge demanded explanations from police and government as to how fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was able to return to Spain despite a pending arrest warrant and vanish again. Catalonia’s regional police said it had arrested two of its officers, including one who owned the car used by Puigdemont to leave the scene.
