It is “not unrealistic” to
grant dismissed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont political asylum in
Belgium if he applies, Belgian Immigration Minister Theo Francken
said on Sunday, amid a simmering dispute over Catalonian
independence.
“It is not unrealistic if
you look at the situation,” Francken told Belgian broadcaster
VTM, as cited by Reuters. Belgium is one of the few European
countries where EU citizens can obtain political asylum.
On Friday, Madrid sacked
Puigdemont and dismissed the Catalan parliament, hours after the
defiant region declared independence.
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