FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2021, record photo, subordinate of European Parliament Carles Puigdemont prepares for an interrogation astatine the European Parliament successful Brussels. The lawyer for Puigdemont says the erstwhile Catalan person has been detained successful Sardinia, Italy. Gonzalo Boye confirmed to the Associated Press that Puigdemont was detained connected Thursday, Sept. 23. Boye wrote connected Twitter that the erstwhile Catalan president, wanted by Spain for his relation successful an unauthorized referendum for independence, was being held nether a European apprehension warrant issued by Spain successful 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2021, record photo, subordinate of European Parliament Carles Puigdemont prepares for an interrogation astatine the European Parliament successful Brussels. The lawyer for Puigdemont says the erstwhile Catalan person has been detained successful Sardinia, Italy. Gonzalo Boye confirmed to the Associated Press that Puigdemont was detained connected Thursday, Sept. 23. Boye wrote connected Twitter that the erstwhile Catalan president, wanted by Spain for his relation successful an unauthorized referendum for independence, was being held nether a European apprehension warrant issued by Spain successful 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

BARCELONA – Former Catalan person Carles Puigdemont was detained Thursday successful Sardinia, Italy, his lawyer said.

Lawyer Gonzalo Boye wrote connected Twitter that the ex-Catalan determination president, wanted by Spain for his relation successful a failed bid for secession 4 years ago, was being held nether a European apprehension warrant issued by Spain successful 2019. His apprehension was confirmed by Boye to the Associated Press.

Puigdemont, who present holds a spot successful the European Parliament, mislaid his immunity earlier this year.

Sardinian media reported earlier successful the week helium was owed to be an lawsuit successful Alghero connected Sunday, truthful his beingness connected the Mediterranean land was expected. Sardinian media had besides reported that Puigdemont was invited by a Sardinian pro-separatist group.

Puigdemont's bureau said successful a connection that helium had traveled to Alghero from Brussels to be a folklore festival.

Police astatine the airdrome successful bluish Sardinian didn’t reply the telephone precocious Thursday night. Police successful the metropolis of Alghero said they weren’t alert of his detention.

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Puigdemont and a fig of his separatist colleagues fled to Belgium successful October 2017, fearing apprehension aft holding an independency referendum for Catalonia that the Spanish courts and authorities said was illegal.

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