Germany rejects Spain's petition to award officers who arrested Puigdemont

The regional government of Schleswig-Holstein, in Germany, has rejected a petition by the Spanish police to award the officers responsible for arresting the deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont last March following an extradition order.

"Our government is not planning to tell Spanish authorities the names of the police officers involved in the detention of Mr. Puigdemont," said Peter Höver, a spokesperson for the länd's government. "Police officers acted on a European Arrest Warrant and were just doing their job."