Latest: Spanish judge decides not to 'provoke arrest' of Carles Puigdemont in Denmark

Latest: A Spanish judge has refused to ask Danish authorities to arrest ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who is in Copenhagen to attend a university debate and meet politicians.

Latest: Spanish judge decides not to 'provoke arrest' of Carles Puigdemont in Denmark

Update 2.35pm:  A Spanish judge has refused to ask Danish authorities to arrest ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who is in Copenhagen to attend a university debate and meet politicians.

Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena rejected the country's prosecutor's petition to issue a European arrest warrant, saying Mr Puigdemont was seeking to "provoke his arrest overseas".

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