Madrid Says Western Sahara Independence Leader Must Answer Legal Case in Spain

Madrid Says Western Sahara Independence Leader Must Answer Legal Case in Spain
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya delivers a statement to the press with her Brazilian counterpart Carlos Franca (out of frame) at the Palacio Itamaraty in Brasilia, on May 7, 2021. Evaristo Sa/AFP via Getty Images
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MADRID—A Western Sahara independence leader at the centre of a diplomatic dispute between Rabat and Madrid must answer legal charges in Spain before leaving the country, Spain said on Sunday.

Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said last month that Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali had arrived in Spain from Algeria for medical treatment.