Accompanied by his lawyer Gonzalo Boye, second right, Catalan independence leader and former President Carles Puigdemont, second from left, arrives to allegedly attend the investiture debate in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The search for former Catalan president and pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont by the Mossos d'Esquadra has clogged the main roads, resulting in traffic jams. The officers have activated operation 'cage' to locate the former president, who remains missing after returning to Barcelona following seven years of avoiding arrest for organizing an independence referendum in 2017. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Catalan independence leader and former President Carles Puigdemont addresses supporters after his arrival near the Catalan parliament to allegedly attend the investiture debate in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The search for former Catalan president and pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont by the Mossos d'Esquadra has clogged the main roads, resulting in traffic jams. The officers have activated operation 'cage' to locate the former president, who remains missing after returning to Barcelona following seven years of avoiding arrest for organizing an independence referendum in 2017. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Catalan police mans a checkpoint at a road in the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, Thursday Aug. 8, 2024. The search for former Catalan president and pro-independence leader Carles Puigdemont by the Mossos d'Esquadra has clogged the main roads, resulting in traffic jams. The officers have activated operation 'cage' to locate the former president, who remains missing after returning to Barcelona following seven years of avoiding arrest for organising an independence referendum in 2017.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Supporters of Catalan independence leader Carles Puigdemont hold his portrait as they wait for his arrival near the Catalan parliament to to allegedly attend the investiture debate in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The search for Puigdemont by the Mossos d'Esquadra has clogged the main roads, resulting in traffic jams. The officers have activated operation 'cage' to locate the former president, who remains missing after returning to Barcelona following seven years of avoiding arrest for organizing an independence referendum in 2017. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)