The state court in Schleswig ruled on Thursday there was no reason to
believe that Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont risked
persecution in Spain. It set bail at €75,000 ($92,000).
It ruled that the main charge of rebellion in the Spanish case against him could not be used as the comparable German charge of treason specifies violence.
The court is to consider his extradition on the basis of misuse of public funds.
The former Catalan separatist leader was detained in Germany when he was driving back from Finland through Denmark on his way to Belgium where he has been living after being charged by the Spanish authorities with rebellion and misuse of public funds in last year's independence referendum.
The Schleswig court considered him to be less of a flight risk because he is being considered for the corruption, not rebellion, charges.
Read more: German court grants bail to Carles Puigdemont as extradition on corruption charge considered | Breaking News | DW | 05.04.2018
It ruled that the main charge of rebellion in the Spanish case against him could not be used as the comparable German charge of treason specifies violence.
The court is to consider his extradition on the basis of misuse of public funds.
The former Catalan separatist leader was detained in Germany when he was driving back from Finland through Denmark on his way to Belgium where he has been living after being charged by the Spanish authorities with rebellion and misuse of public funds in last year's independence referendum.
The Schleswig court considered him to be less of a flight risk because he is being considered for the corruption, not rebellion, charges.
Read more: German court grants bail to Carles Puigdemont as extradition on corruption charge considered | Breaking News | DW | 05.04.2018
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