According to his party, Juntes per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia), the former Catalan prime minister Carles Puigdemont is now back in Belgium. On Thursday Mr Puigdemont, who is the subject of an arrest warrant in Spain, made a brief appearance in the Catalan capital Barcelona, giving a short speech.
In the interview on the Catalan radio station RAC1, Jordi Turull said that he does not know if Mr Puigdemont has reached his home in Waterloo (Walloon Brabant) yet. Puigdemont has been in Belgium for the past seven years after fleeing Spain in 2017.
At around 9am on Thursday he made a short speech in Barcelona where he was cheered by around 3,500 supporters. Previously he had said that he would also attend a debate and vote of confidence on the new Catalan government at the regional parliament. However, he left straight after making his speech.
Arrest warrant
Mr Puigdemont has been the subject of an arrest warrant for his arrest for the past seven years and he risked.
The Catalan police let him make his speech and afterwards were unable to track him down. During the interview Mr Turull said that Mr Puigdemont had been in Barcelona since Tuesday.