Spanish Supreme Court finds nine Catalan leaders guilty of sedition over 2017 independence bid

  • 📰 Reuters
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 15 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 9%
  • Publisher: 97%

Law Law Headlines News

Law Law Latest News,Law Law Headlines

Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders t...

Spain's Supreme Court building is seen on the day a verdict in trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over a banned independence referendum in Madrid, Spain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID - Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between 9 and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region’s 2017 failed bid for independence.Reporting by Isla Binnie and Emma Pinedo; Writing by Ashifa Kassam; Editing by Ingrid Melander

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Well done Spain.... You've just poured petrol on the fire!!

sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between 9 and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region's 2017 failed bid for independence.

How can it be sedition if 80% of the people wanted it?

Biafra supports Catalonia independence struggle.. No going back.

I don't want to tell you how to do your deal but if you are putting people in cages for sedition, your whole system may be kinda fucked up.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 2. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Spanish court convicts Catalan leaders for secession attemptMADRID (AP) — Spain's Supreme Court has convicted 12 former Catalan politicians and activists for their roles in the secession movement of 2017. The court on Monday sentenced the former... An ominous politically motivated verdict... The last sentence in your article gives away that this was rigged all along. History shows you can't keep the lid on forever. Biafra supports Catalonia independence struggle. No going back!! Excuse me, Spain. You’re supposed to build monuments to your secessionists.
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »

Anxiety over Supreme Court arguments pervades Coming Out DayNational Coming Out Day festivities were tempered this year by anxiety that some LGBT folk may have to go back into the closet so they can make a living, depending on what the Supreme Court decides about workplace discrimination law. I'm confused because this workplace discrimination law applies to sex as in male or female. Being gay isn't a sex so why do they think it applies? Closets are for clothes just sayin
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Inside Notes Illuminate How Supreme Court Decided Major CasesDoes the Constitution guarantee the right to burn the American flag? Justices’ conference notes reveal how the case sharply divided the Supreme Court, forcing some to choose between their heads and their hearts—and one to switch her vote. No! Stop it! We need less of this. More ownership. Teach us to be our own judge, we as humans feel, teach to language of us, as beings of nature. Spread tools, not negative talks. We need positive walks, that do, see the spectrum on which we live. Just make it better! For humans Very bad idea, imo. I see no issue here, so long as they are unable to interfere with or disrupt the proceedings.
Source: WSJ - 🏆 98. / 63 Read more »

Emirates says airline can still fly to Mexico, despite court rulingEmirates still has the right to offer flights to Mexico City, the Dubai state-ow... emirates sucks. Worst travel experience ever. Should teach their flight attendants not to make snide comments if they think the target can’t understand or hear. Fuck them. Really highlighting the second shadow plane
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Court rules Trump violated law with emergency proclamation to build border wallA federal court in Texas has ruled that President Trump violated the law by using a national emergency proclamation to acquire funds to build the border wall with Mexico. NBC News' Pete Williams has details on the ruling. He won a Supreme Court case that allowed him to use military funding for the wall, but of course the totally unbiased news media didn’t say shit about it, along with NO word on how the pedophile arrests have skyrocketed under the trump administration. Is that a bad thing? ItsAboutDamnTime the court has finally came to the conclusion!👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 GameOverTrump!
Source: MSNBC - 🏆 469. / 51 Read more »