Spain's Supreme Court plans to convict and sentence Catalan separatist lead...
MADRID - Spain’s Supreme Court plans to convict and sentence Catalan separatist leaders to a maximum of 15 years in prison over a 2017 bid for independence, a judicial source said on Saturday.
The decision was taken unanimously by the seven members of the top court, the source added. The verdict is expected to be signed by the judges and made public next week, most likely on Monday, the source said.However, he added that “everything is open a ruling will not be completed until it is signed by every single judge.” Marchena was speaking to reporters at an event celebrating Spain’s national day in comments quoted by several Spanish media, including La Vanguardia and ABC newspapers.
The charges stem from the leaders’ role in an October 2017 referendum, which was held despite being ruled illegal by Spanish courts, and a short-lived declaration of independence that followed in Spain’s most economically important region. In the trial’s final arguments in June, separatist leaders said they did nothing wrong and that they were being prosecuted for political acts, while some of their lawyers admitted that they could have been guilty of disobedience but denied the much more serious rebellion charge.Separatist parties have called for massive but peaceful civil disobedience if the leaders are not acquitted.
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