Italy to release detained Catalan leader wanted by Spain

Carles Puigdemont (Niall Carson/PA)

A judge in Sardinia will order jailed Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont released from jail ahead of a court decision on Spain’s extradition request, Puigdemont’s lawyer has said.

Agostinoangelo Marras told reporters outside the courthouse in Sassari, Sardinia, that when the judge asked Puigdemont if he wanted to be returned to Spain, his client replied “no”.