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| German prosecutors seek Puigdemont extradition to Spain |
| 2018-06-02 |
| [PRESSTV] Germany's federal prosecutors said Friday they have filed a formal request to extradite deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain, where he faces charges of rebellion and corruption. "The material delivered by the Spanish authorities is not contradictory, but clearly shows that the violence in Catalonia on election day can be attributed to the wanted individual," prosecutors said in a statement, defending the controversial rebellion charge. A final decision on whether Puigdemont would be sent back to Spain would still have to come from the court. Puigdemont was detained in Germany in late March on a European arrest warrant from Spain for his role in Catalonia's failed independence bid last October. He had been living in self-exile in Belgium since then but was travelling through Germany when he was incarcerated Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! Madrid wants Puigdemont to return to Spain so he can face trial for alleged rebellion, which carries a sentence of up to 30 years. A court in Schleswig-Holstein had released him on bail on April 6 after finding that he could not be extradited for rebellion -- which is not punishable under German law. |
| Posted by:Fred |