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| Catalonia: Prosecutor asks for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's extradition | |
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| A prosecutor has requested the former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont be extradited to Spain. | |
| Mr Puigdemont and four of his secessionist allies have fled to Brussels and refused to return to face a rebellion investigation amid a push for Catalan independence. | |
| The ousted leader's lawyer Paul Bekaert said in a short statement "the prosecutor had asked for the execution of the extradition request". | The ousted leader's lawyer Paul Bekaert said in a short statement "the prosecutor had asked for the execution of the extradition request". |
| Yet he added: "We can still give written replies, so nothing has been decided today." | |
| He also revealed the court hearing on the possible extradition of the five had been pushed back until 4 December. | |
| Earlier on Friday it emerged Spain had sent a Belgian prosecutor information about the jail conditions for Mr Puigdemont and the other ex-ministers should they be extradited. | |
| Spain said the Catalan government members – who are being sought for rebellion, sedition and embezzlement – would be sent to the modern Estremera prison outside Madrid. | |
| Mr Puigdemont would have a cell of his own with a shower and toilet, or he could share it with one of his ex-ministers, Spain said. | |
| It gave assurances the former ministers would have access to their lawyers. | |
| Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said on Thursday all the information requested had been sent but pointed out that "Spain is a state of law for many years," adding "Nobody in Europe is going to give us lessons." | |
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