Sacked Catalonia leader turns himself in polls show independence strength
Carles Puigdemont
BRUSSELS/MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Sacked Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont and four associates turned themselves in to Belgian police on Sunday  following Spainâs issuing of an arrest warrant for rebellion and sedition.
FILE  PHOTO - Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont  makes a statement in this still image from video calling for the release of "the legitimate government of Catalonia"  after a Spanish judge ordered nine Catalan secessionist leaders to be held in custody pending a potential trial over the region's independence push  in Brussels  Belgium  November 2  2017. TV3 via REUTERS TV
All are wanted by Madrid for actions related to the push for the regionâs secession from Spain.  Puigdemont  has become the public face of that move for independence.
 Puigdemont  traveled to Belgium shortly after Madrid took control. On Sunday morning   Puigdemont  and four of his former councillors presented themselves to police in Brussels.
[TGT]  turned  [TGT]  in to Belgian police on Sunday  following Spainâs issuing of an arrest warrant for rebellion and sedition.
FILE   [TGT] makes a statement in this still image from video calling for the release of "the legitimate government of Catalonia"  after a Spanish judge ordered nine Catalan secessionist leaders to be held in custody pending a potential trial over the region's independence push  in Brussels  Belgium  November 2  2017. TV3 via REUTERS TV
All are wanted by Madrid for actions related to the push for the regionâs secession from Spain.   [TGT] has become the public face of that move for independence.
  [TGT] traveled to Belgium shortly after Madrid took control. On Sunday morning    [TGT] and four of his former councillors presented themselves to police in Brussels.