Catalan separatist leader freed from Sardinian jail ahead of extradition case

Hours before his release on Friday, Judge Plinia Clara Azzena ruled that Carle Puigdemont was free to travel without restrictions

Carles Puigdemont. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Catalan separatist leader Carle Puigdemont has been released from jail in Sardinia after a judge ruled he could go free ahead of an October 4 extradition hearing.

Puigdemont left the jail in Sassari on Friday, a day after he had been detained by police on the Italian island.