German police arrest ex-Catalan leader Puigdemont
Source: Agence France-Presse
25 MAR 2018
German police on Sunday arrested Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont as he crossed the border with Denmark by car after Spain's Supreme Court vowed to prosecute 13 key separatists over their breakaway bid.
Puigdemont "was arrested today at 11:19 am by Schleswig-Holstein's highway patrol force," a German police spokesman told AFP, adding that the detention was based on a European warrant.
"He is now in police custody", added the spokesman.
Puigdemont's arrest came just two days after Spain's supreme court it would prosecute for "rebellion" 13 Catalan separatists, including Puigdemont and his nominated successor Jordi Turull, over their role in the region's failed breakaway bid. If found guilty, they face up to 30 years in prison.
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