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Spain rejected to Germany the extradition offer of former President Carles Puigdemont only for embezzlement.
The German justice decided last week to reject the possible crime of rebellion that weighed on him, axis of the Spanish accusation.
Similarly, the magistrate of the Supreme Court of Spain, Pablo Llarena, withdrew the euroorden, as well as other escaped separatists. The national arrest warrant is maintained, which means that Puigdemont would be arrested if he walked on Spanish territory.
Judge Llarena's decision highlights Germany's "lack of commitment" and informs that it will not go to the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg .
In this way, he concludes the European collaboration. The seven fugitives are therefore free to move, except to enter Spain. They could spend twenty years without walking on the territory of their country, which is the time it takes to prescribe the crime.
On the other hand, a dichotomy now appears before separatists who have not chosen to escape and are in custody in Spain.
A few hours later, Puigdemont badured that the withdrawal of euroordenes was the "demonstration of the immense weakness of the judicial cause" of Judge Llarena and again asked that the prisoners of independence in Spain be released.
"Today is a day to demand more than ever the freedom of political prisoners and prisoners," Puigdemont said on Twitter. "Withdrawing the Oede (European arrest and surrender orders) is a demonstration of the immense weakness of the court case," he added.
The Belgian lawyer of Puigdemont, Paul Bekaert, informed that the former president of Catalonia will return to Belgium "next week".
He arrived in this country that fled the Spanish courts last October, after declaring the illegal independence of Catalonia. He appeared before the local court, which closed his case in December 2017.
In March of this year, he was arrested in Germany, according to the Euroorder who weighed against him when he was returning from the country Nordic, where He went to dictate lectures.
He was detained at Neumünster Prison in the Schleswig Holstein region. After twelve days, he was released after paying a deposit of 75,000 euros.
Since then, he has remained in Germany, waiting for justice to rule on Spain 's extradition request. With the refusal to incorporate the crime of rebellion to the cause (the most serious, punishable by up to 30 years in prison), Spain has just rejected the possibility of being extradited only for embezzlement, minor offense.
In this way, the so-called pro-independence hero continues on unforeseen paths.
JUANITA SAMPER OSPINA
Correspondent EL TIEMPO
Madrid
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