1st LD Writethru: German court extends remand of ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont

BERLIN, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A German court on Monday extended the remand of Spain's former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, local media DW reported.

A court in Neumunster in the state of Schleswig-Holstein issued a detention order on Monday and Puigdemont remains in custody.

It means a decision by a regional court on whether Germany will extradite Puigdemont won't be made before Easter, according to DW.

If the authorities agree to extradition, Puigdemont still has the possibility to file a complaint to the federal constitutional court in Karlsruhe in order to prevent extradition, according to local media.

Puigdemont was arrested on the entry of Germany from Denmark on Sunday, and he was on his way to Brussels.

Puigdemont has been a fugitive since Catalonia's failed bid to become independent from Spain last October. The Spanish Supreme Court on Friday issued fresh arrest warrants against Puigdemont and some other individuals behind the independence bid. Enditem