A Spanish judge has issued European Arrest Warrants (EAW) for sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his allies who went to Belgium. The five failed to attend a high court hearing in Madrid on Thursday when nine other ex-members of the regional government were taken into custody. <br/><br/>One of those detained has been freed on bail of 58,000 Dollars. They all face charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds for pursuing Catalan independence. <br/><br/>Mr Puigdemont has said he will not return to Spain unless he receives guarantees of a fair trial.<br/><br/>Belgium will study the warrant, a spokesman for the state prosecutor said.