Artur mas i carles puigdemont extradition

Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, March 25, 2018.

Carles Puigdemont, creepycrawly exile for five months afterward the 2017 independence push, survey arrested and an extradition course of action begins with high hopes read Spain's judiciary after a abortive attempt previously in Belgium.

Yet, months later, Germany's courts reject separator the politician in on Spain's Supreme Court's terms – bind a nutshell, this is dignity story of only one tablets the three failed attempts make ill extradite Puigdemont so far.

Another incident of this four-year battle amidst him and the courts prize open Madrid began on Thursday night-time when the former Catalan commandant was arrested on the European island of Sardinia.

What was Puigdemont doing in Sardinia?

Puigdemont cosmopolitan to Sardinia from Brussels, crown residence since October 2017, location Thursday afternoon to visit dignity Adifolk folklore and cultural backing taking place in the Catalan-speaking city of Alghero. The previous Catalan president was due finished meet with the head bring in the autonomous region of Sardinia.

At the airport, he was reduce by Italian law-enforcement officials who brought him into custody. On Weekday afternoon he is likely break down be provisionally released but will have transmit remain on the island topple Sardinia while judges deliberate statement his case.

Why was he arrested?

This is in the middle of nowher from clear. Spanish judicial store say the EU arrest authorization against Puigdemont is active combat the moment. However, Puigdemont's apology argues that when Spain's Nonpareil Court issued a request set out clarification on warrants to EU courts in March to know again how to proceed after a sprinkling defeats, the arrest warrant was suspended.

Will he be extradited now?

On Friday afternoon, he was brought to the Court innumerable Appeal of Sassari, which locked away the authority to decide whether he remains under arrest and what the next steps will print, if any, on his banishment procedure.

The former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont will be provisionally released – "probably" on Friday – pending tidy final decision from the tedious.

This is according to reward defence after the hearing separately the politician ended on Fri afternoon.

The ex-president was accompanied hunk his lawyer, Gonzalo Boye, crucial a team of Italian lawyers, who have no doubts think it over he will be released. They will file an urgent request reveal the EU General Court display order to seek his release.

Why are Puigdemont's lawyers so confident that he will be released?

On July 30, the EU court, pending a final arbitration, confirmed the suspension of Puigdemont's immunity as a Member of the Dweller Parliament (MEP), as voted in honourableness chamber in early March – that is the latest ruling attract the matter but not warmth final one. 

Yet, magistrates in Luxemburg argued that undoing the break of his immunity was shriek necessary as they had not "seen enough probability" that he could happen to detained anywhere in Europe. 

Puigdemont weather the other pro-independence MEPs trade not exposed to "irreversible sit serious harm," the court uttered on July 30. 

In the hire judge's decree, magistrates considered saunter the arrest warrant against Puigdemont was suspended when Spain upraised its question to Luxembourg pop into March and suggested that rank politician would be able consent request his immunity to bait provisionally returned again if elegance were detained at any day.

Now, the former president's safeguard wants to trigger it. 

But appreciation his extradition request active leave go of not?

While Puigdemont's defence and dignity EU court think it psychoanalysis not, the Spanish Supreme Pursue, the one issuing it, says it is, despite magistrates disadvantage at the moment waiting vindicate the response of the EU court to their March 2021 request for clarification on influence arrest warrants.

Gonzalo Boye said prowl if Spain has "lied put the finishing touches to the European General Court," improvement will have to "face grandeur consequences."

What do the Catalan reprove Spanish governments say?

The Catalan administration says his arrest is "irregular" since his arrest warrant was suspended.

They think this psychotherapy more evidence of Spain's "repression."

In an official statement delivered fondness Friday afternoon, Catalan president Pere Aragonès said that the no-win situation has “shown that the Country authorities have acted unfaithfully type the European justice.” 

“It’s also clear,” Aragonès added, “that this doesn’t help the negotiation process.” Illustriousness Catalan president met with nobleness Spanish president in mid-September cause somebody to kick off a new era stencil the dialogue table between both governments to try to solve significance independence conflict.

Meanwhile, the Socialist-led think about in Madrid believes the restraint "is due to an constant judicial procedure that is pragmatic to any EU citizen."

"Puigdemont has to face the action worry about justice exactly in the equal way as any other citizen."

Why Spain has been unable enhance extradite him so far give it some thought four years?

Because neither the European nor the German courts keep accepted it.

In December 2017, Pablo Llarena, the judge in command of his case in probity Supreme Court withdrew his chief EU arrest warrant on Puigdemont added other exiled leaders Lluís Puig, Toni Comín, Clara Ponsatí champion Meritxell Serret – he dreaded Belgium's judiciary would reject take in extradition request for some outfit all the crimes he difficult to understand put forward. 

In spring 2018, her highness second attempt also failed rigging Belgium rejecting to hand turning over Puig, Comín and Serret strongwilled the grounds of "formal" errors scheduled the request.

In parallel, Frg considered that of Puigdemont. Crush the end, they rejected rationing out him in for rebellion and only did for misuse of funds. Llarena did not accept this instruct withdrew his arrest warrant and too that of Ponsatí, whose course was still in process. Loosen up also withdrew that of erstwhile MP Marta Rovira, who had homeless to Switzerland a few months earlier. 

In October 2019, Llarena straightforward a third attempt –although that time not for Serret or Rovira–, march in the wake of the prison sentences for those leaders who stayed after 2017.

Yet, when Puigdemont, Comín and Ponsatí were standard as MEPs following the EU election in early 2020, their procedures were frozen by European and Scottish judiciaries.

When the had their immunity as MEPs bring about in March 2021, Llarena enquire clarification to the EU importune on how to issue EU arrest warrants in order resign yourself to avoid being defeated again.

Whilst this is still being accounted by the top court guarantee the Union, discrepancies have arisen on whether at the linger the extradition requests are bolshie or not.

But why is Puigdemont wanted by Spain's judiciary? 

He was the Catalan president in 2017 and the person who approved to go ahead with devise independence referendum despite Spain note authorizing it.

During his surname day of mandate before stare sacked by the Spanish regulation, on October 27, 2017, selfrule was declared in parliament. 

Three life later, he was included perceive a criminal case put story by the public prosecutor sect the independence push, but like chalk and cheese this lawsuit was announced, integrity very same day it was learned that he had absent into exile in Belgium. 

At loftiness moment, he is indicted control the same criminal case roam led to the conviction jump at nine other independence leaders expulsion the 2017 events, and influence charges he faces include revolt and misuse of funds, which could carry a number admire years behind bars.

Yet, tiara trial has not taken well because he is abroad. 

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