The state court in Schleswig bailed Mr Puigdemont on Thursday after ruling he was was less of a flight risk since he cannot be extradited on the main charge Madrid has levelled at him.
The court rejected Spain’s request to extradite him over alleged rebellion because the comparable German charge of treason specifies “violence”.
Madrid accuses Mr Puigdemont of fomenting rebellion by trying to declare Catalonia an independent state following a referendum last year that it says was illegal. “There is a risk of flight,” the court said. “But since extradition on rebellion charges is impermissible, the risk of flight is substantially lessened.”
The court rejected Spain’s request to extradite him over alleged rebellion because the comparable German charge of treason specifies “violence”.
Madrid accuses Mr Puigdemont of fomenting rebellion by trying to declare Catalonia an independent state following a referendum last year that it says was illegal. “There is a risk of flight,” the court said. “But since extradition on rebellion charges is impermissible, the risk of flight is substantially lessened.”
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