A German court has ruled in favor of the release and bail of former Catalan President Carles Puigdemon on bail and that his extradition to Spain is possible on corruption charges, but not on the more serious charges of insurgency. .
Carles Puigdemon was arrested after entering Germany last month on a Spanish arrest warrant. Madrid accuses the separatist leader of insurgency and corruption after holding a referendum on the region's independence.
The bail for his release amounts to 75.000 euros.
The court of Schleswig-Holstein, where Pujdemon was being held, said in a press release that the allegations of "rebellion" leveled against him by Spanish justice in the European arrest warrant could not be substantiated by German law, as they did not constitute . Moreover, the violent behavior that would constitute the accusation of high treason is also not proven.
Only allegations of misuse of public funds, in connection with the organization of the October referendum on the autonomy of Catalonia, can be a basis for extradition to Spain, but do not justify the extension of his detention, the Court ruled.