Puigdemont in Sardinia for the extradition hearing

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont landed in Sardinia ahead of tomorrow’s hearing before the Sassari Court of Appeal, which will have to decide on the extradition request made by the Spanish judge Pablo Llarena. Puigdemont, according to the website of the TV3 broadcaster, has passed passport control without obstacles. Accompanying him are the two MEPs Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí. Read also The lawyer of the Catalan leader Gonzalo Boye, reiterated in an interview with Catalunya Radio that his client should be protected from immunity throughout the European Union, denouncing his “political persecution” by Madrid. According to the lawyer, the Catalan leader will return to Brussels next Tuesday.Also the lawyer of Puigdemont in Sardinia, Agostino Angelo Marras, excludes that the Court of Appeal of Sassari can rule for immediate action against the Catalan leader at the hearing of tomorrow, excluding precautionary measures against him.