The Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont does not have to be detained again. The German public prosecutor had therefore asked, but the Schleswig-Holstein court of appeal now concludes that there is no increased risk of the politician taking flight.
The Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont may leave the prison in Neumünster, Germany. The politician has paid his deposit, the authorities report. Puigdemont wants to speak to the press later in the day, reports news program Tagesschau.
The Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is released under conditions on bail from the prison in northern Germany. This has determined a court in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. The court ruled that in principle Puigdemont can be extradited to Spain.
The Public Prosecution Service in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein has asked the authorities to hand over the Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont to Spain. Spain issued a European arrest warrant last month.
The Catalan separatist and former regional prime minister Carles Puigdemont will certainly stay in a North German prison until next week. The question of whether he should be extradited to Spain and on what grounds, according to a spokesperson for Justice in Schleswig is very complicated and the treatment takes time.
