Catalan separatist leader to attend hearing in Italy on Oct. 4

Former Catalan government head Carles Puigdemont attends a news conference in Alghero, Italy, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

MILAN (Reuters) - Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said on Saturday he would be in Sardinia on Oct. 4 to attend a court hearing on his European arrest warrant after being kept in police custody in Italy for less then 24 hours.

A court in Sardinia released Puigdemont on Friday, a day after Italian police detained him under the European arrest warrant issued by Spain, as he travelled to the Italian island to attend a Catalan folklore festival in the city of Alghero.