Spain Drops Warrant For Arrest Of Catalan Separatist Leader
(WorldNews Germany)

Spain`s supreme court has withdrawn its European Arrest Warrants against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and five of his aides who remain abroad, BBC News reports. A German court ruled earlier that Puigdemont could not be extradited to face the Spanish charge of rebellion over Catalonia`s push for independence. Rebellion is the most serious charge levelled against Puigdemont.The charges against the six Catalan separatists remain, meaning they still face arrest if they return to Spain. The Schleswig-Holstein regional court in Germany accepted that Puigdemont could be extradited for the charge of misusing public funds, but not for rebellion or sedition. Spain`s top judge, Pablo...