German court refuses to extradite Catalan ex-regional president Puigdemont on rebellion charges

Daniel Reinhardt / dpa / AFP | A Catalan pro-independence Estelada flag is attached to a fence of the prison in Neumuenster, northern Germany, where Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont is detained, on April 3, 2018. A German court ruled Thursday that former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont can be released on bail pending a decision on his extradition to Spain, saying the most serious char

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”Spanish authorities accuse Puigdemont of rebellion and misuse of public funds in organising an unauthorized referendum last year on the region's secession.”