A court in the northern German city of Schleswig has ruled that former president of the Spanish region of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont could be extradited on charges of misappropriation of public funds, but rejected a separate charge of rebellion.
The extradition requires the approval of the state’s attorney general in order to be executed. Spain has demanded Puigedmont’s extradition due to his key role in a disputed referendum on Catalonia’s independence last October.
Puigdemont fled to Belgium after the referendum but was arrested while travelling in Germany on March 25. Local media reports that the approval will soon be signed by the attorney general of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
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