Accompanied by his lawyer Gonzalo Boye, second right, Catalan independence leader and former President Carles Puigdemont, second from left, arrives to address supporters near the Catalan parliament and to attend the investiture debate afterwards in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday Aug. 8, 2024. Puigdemont, the former leader of Catalonia who left Spain after organizing an independence referendum in the Spanish northeastern region seven years ago, announced that he plans to return home on Thursday despite the likelihood of being arrested on his return. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)