Berlin (AFP) – A German court on Thursday refused a request from Spain to extradite Catalonia’s ousted leader Carles Puigdemont on a rebellion charge following his arrest in Germany last month.
The court said in a statement that the charges of “rebellion” in the arrest warrant are not found in German law, unlike the misuse of public funds which would constitute a reason for extradition.
Puigdemont has been released from detention with conditions.