FILE PHOTO: Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont looks on as he leaves the prison in Neumuenster, Germany, April 6, 2018. A German court on Thursday rejected an extradition request for Puigdemont on the charge of rebellion for his role in the campaign for the region's independence. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Tuesday they were preparing an application to extradite former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain on charges linked to his role in the campaign for the region's independence.
The higher regional court of the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein is yet to decide on the extradition but said on Tuesday it did not see any reason to put him in custody during the procedure.
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