Catalan Separatist Ex-Leader Returns to Belgium After Extradition Bid Fails

Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan separatist leader who had been indicted by Spanish authorities, addresses the media during a Press conference on July 25, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Spain recently rescinded its international arrest warrant for him, leaving Puigdemont the possibility of returning to Belgium. Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont returned from Germany to Belgium on Saturday after Spain failed in an attempt to extradite him from Germany on charges of rebellion over an illegal declaration of independence.