Spain finds Catalan leaders guilty of sedition in landmark ruling over independence bid

MADRID - Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region’s failed bid for independence in 2017.

The three other defendants in the landmark ruling over a banned referendum and short-lived independence declaration were found guilty only of disobedience and not sentenced to prison. All defendants were acquitted of the most severe charge, rebellion. The main questions are how separatists will react to the verdicts, whether the promise of peaceful protests holds and whether and how the reputation of both Spain and the separatist movement could be affected.

“The only verdict we will accept is acquittal,” the center-right separatist party of Catalonia’s former leader, Carles Puigdemont, said in a video.

Finally!

I dissent to the Spanish court. This rule of the Spanish court is a shame for a state under the rule of law, and for Europe, and the EU. sg

Very democratic... where is an EU uproar? Aren't they concern about democracy in Spain?

1. My wife wants divorce 2. I blame her & tell her she’s mad 3. She insists 4. I beat her. I lock her in a room 5. I run a PR campaign with my neighbours. They back me. They have other issues 6. I lock her 10 years 7. Problem solved? Catalonia IndyRef

Spain is fascist state

If they are not separatists what the hell do they want?they want to separate. These Europeans are soooooooo xxxxxcghhshdhdh

The people followed the poor advice of their leaders and now any official independence attempt in the future will probably be met with even more resentment by Spanish authorities. What's with people in high office today? RacistPresident realDonaldTrump, BorisJohnson - madness!

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