Carles Puigdemont can be extradited to Spain, German court rules
by Philip Oltermann and Stephen Burgen from World news | The Guardian on (#3TRJ5)
Former Catalan leader could be extradited over misuse of public funds but not rebellion
Germany would only extradite the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont to Spain on a charge of misuse of public funds, not the more serious charge of rebellion, a court has ruled.
The separatist leader was held on a European arrest warrant in March while crossing into northern Germany on the way to Brussels, where he was living in self-imposed exile.
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