Puigdemont detained in Germany

MADRID: The former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has been detained in Germany, his lawyer says, reports BBC.

He was held after crossing the border from Denmark, on the way to Belgium, Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas tweeted. He is wanted in Spain for sedition.

Mr Puigdemont had been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium since last October's banned referendum that backed Catalonia's unilateral secession bid.

 

Puigdemont detained in Germany

MADRID: The former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, has been detained in Germany, his lawyer says, reports BBC. He was held after crossing the border from Denmark, on the way to Belgium, Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas tweeted. He is wanted in Spain for sedition. Mr Puigdemont had been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium since last Octobers banned referendum that backed Catalonias unilateral secession bid.