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Germany can extradite Puigdemont to Spain for graft not rebellion: Court

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AFP Berlin
Last Updated : Jul 12 2018 | 5:20 PM IST

A German court today ruled that deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont may be extradited to Spain but only for alleged corruption and not on the more serious charge of rebellion.

"Extradition on the accusation of misappropriation of public funds is permissible; extradition on the accusation of rebellion is not permissible," the superior regional court of Schleswig-Holstein state said in a statement.

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.

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First Published: Jul 12 2018 | 5:20 PM IST

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