Spanish Supreme Court has rejected the extradition of ex-head of the Catalan government Carles Puigdemont from Germany only over charges of misuse of public funds, without rebellion charges, the court said in a statement on Thursday. In the European extradition order issued by the judge, there were two charges — organization of rebellion and embezzlement of state funds.
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However, a German court later ruled to release Puigdemont on bail, as it decided that extraditing the ex-Catalan leader to Spain on the charge of rebellion was not possible.
Last week, the High Court of Schleswig-Holstein ruled that the extradition of ex-head of the Catalan government Carles Puigdemont to Spain over misuse of public funds was possible.
