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Jailed Catalan leaders can apply for privileges only after serving quarter of sentences

News Desk11th December 201916th December 2019

11th December 201916th December 20192701

A provisional decision was made on Wednesday to categorise the nine jailed Catalan leaders as ‘Medium’ inmates, meaning the prisoners will be able to apply for certain privileges...

‘Injustice has been served’ – Catalan leaders react to prison sentences

Newsdesk / ACN14th October 201913th August 2020

14th October 201913th August 20202589

After the Spanish Supreme Court announced the verdict in the 2017 Catalan referendum trial on Monday, sentencing nine pro-independence leaders to prison for terms of...

Catalan Trial verdict: full details of each sentence

Newsdesk / ACN14th October 201921st October 2019

14th October 201921st October 20194413

Below are the details of each verdict and sentence announced by Spain’s Supreme Court for the Catalan political leaders and activists behind the 2017 independence bid. Also...

Catalan Trial verdict and sentences – up to 13 years

Newsdesk / ACN14th October 201914th October 2019

14th October 201914th October 20195265

Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders have been convicted to 9 to 13 years in jail, guilty of sedition and some of them also misuse of funds....

Focus: the ‘Catalan Trials’ still to come …

Newsdesk / ACN14th July 201929th July 2019

14th July 201929th July 20193333

The main Catalan Trial that was held at Spain’s Supreme Court in Madrid lasted from 12 February until 12 June – 52 days of court sessions...

UN working group calls for release of four more jailed Catalan politicians

Newsdesk / ACN4th July 201914th July 2019

4th July 201914th July 20193646

The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has now called for the ‘immediate’ release of four more Catalan politicians, with some having already...

Jailed leaders to start journey back to Catalan prisons

News Desk24th June 201930th June 2019

24th June 201930th June 20192228

Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders will be transferred back to Catalan prisons by Wednesday after sitting in the dock for four months for the Catalan trial...

Court bars Oriol Junqueras from taking up seat as MEP

Newsdesk / ACN14th June 201917th June 2019

14th June 201917th June 20192383

Spain’s Supreme Court has denied the jailed pro-independence leader Oriol Junqueras permission to leave prison in order to take the necessary steps in Madrid that...

Catalan Trial: Final Day 52 – defence summaries and defendants’ statements

Newsdesk / ACN12th June 201916th June 2019

12th June 201916th June 20194535

After 52 days of court sessions over 4 months (since 12 February) and 422 witness statements, the Catalan Trial has now concluded until verdicts are announced –...

Catalan Trial: Day 51 – defence summaries

Newsdesk / ACN11th June 201912th June 2019

11th June 201912th June 20192765

The closing arguments from the defence teams in the Catalan trial, on its 51st day, started at Spain’s Supreme Court with the lawyer representing for...

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