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EU court upholds decision to strip Catalan MEPs' immunity.

• The decision is expected to be appealed before the European Court of Justice within the next two months (Photo: European Parliament)

By ELENA SÁNCHEZ NICOLÁS AND PAULA SOLER

MADRID/BRUSSELS, 5. JUL, 16:11

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The EU General Court on Wednesday (5 July) upheld the decision of the European Parliament to waive the parliamentary immunity of three Catalan separatist MEPs — Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Clara Ponsatí.

In 2019, nine Catalan leaders in total were sentenced by Spain's top court to nine to 13 years in prison for sedition and the misuse of public funds, over their role in the 2017 failed referendum on independence for Catalonia. EU Observer.