Carles Puigdemont, a participant of the European parliament, was jailed after getting here in Sardinia, Italy for a Catalan mythology event, his legal representative claimed.
The previous Catalonia leader has actually remained in expatriation because 2017 over his function in a freedom vote that the Spanish federal government thought about prohibited. He is additionally billed with mistreating public funds.
Puigdemont was restrained by Italian boundary authorities upon getting to the flight terminal in Alghero, according to his principal of team Josep Lluís Alay.
Lluis Alay added Twitter that Puigdemont would certainly precede the Sassari Court of Interest establish whether he be extradited or launched.
Gonzalo Boye, Puigdemont’s legal representative, composed on Twitter that he was restrained over a 2019 European apprehension warrant that has actually because been put on hold.
The European Parliament enacted March to remove Puigdemont as well as 2 affiliates of their legislative resistance.
They after that shed an attract the European Court of Justice in July to have actually the resistance restored, with the court mentioning there was no factor they might not encounter test in Spain.
9 various other Catalan leaders had actually gotten prison terms for their function in the 2017 secession proposal.
The pro-independence leaders were just recently absolved by Spain Head of state Pedro Sanchez after offering a number of years of their jail sentences.
