Catalan Ex-head Puigdemont to Appear in German Court After Protests Flare

Catalan Ex-head Puigdemont to Appear in German Court After Protests Flare
Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont gestures during an interview on the sideline of the International film festival and forum of the human rights (FIFDH) on March 18, 2018 in Geneva. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
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MADRID/BERLIN—Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont was due to appear in a German court on Monday as Spain sought to extradite him over the region’s independence fight after a night of protests there in which dozens of people were hurt in clashes with police.

Puigdemont was detained in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein on Sunday, five months after going into self-imposed exile from Spain, where he faces charges of sedition, rebellion and embezzlement which could lead to 25 years in prison.