Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders, protesters flood streets

MADRID/BARCELONA - Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday jailed nine Catalan separatist leaders for between nine and 13 years for their role in a failed independence bid, a decision that triggered mass protests in the region and left the future course of the dispute uncertain.

La Vanguardia newspaper cited health services as saying 37 people required medical attention after the clashes. A government source told Reuters the situation so far was considered under control, but cautioned it would likely remain risky at least until the weekend. The longest prison term - 13 years - was imposed on the Catalan government’s former deputy leader, Oriol Junqueras. The court convicted him and eight other leaders on charges of sedition and four of them of misuse of public funds.

Cabinet spokeswoman Isabel Celaa said the government hoped first of all to promote understanding within the region, saying: “Catalonia must start a dialogue with Catalonia. ... This is precisely the basis for a co-existence,” she said. In Barcelona, protesters holding signs calling for “Freedom for political prisoners” blocked various main streets. A crowd chanted: “We’ll do it again” - a slogan used by separatist supporters who want to hold another referendum.

CatalanCountries regions and semiregions in Spain, constantly denied by Spain fascism, different govts and State manipulating Spanish people constantly. We receive the greatest number of Spanish fascists agressions.

These are the brave. KRLS ran to Brussels & let them take the fall

So ashamed of my one-time home.

Talk about the Catalan separatists detained last month with materials for making bombs

A travesty of Justice! standwithcatalonia

Some people in Nigeria are smirking while reading this

As for CatalanCountries, as if we were any other region, semiregions in Spain, where Spanish fascism tries to hide, annul, wash off in a net of Spanish regions, so, Spanish State to have absolut impunity over us, with no rights...Today the confirmation in dictatorship, occupied..

Democracy lol

Wow. I hope the thugs in HK are paying attention.

You forgot the word 'life'. Life time jail would be more accurate.

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