The Supreme Court sentenced nine separatists to up to 13 years in jail over a failed bid to break away from Spain in 2017
Catalonia independence
A Spanish Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders last week
Spanish government holds highly provocative cabinet meeting in Catalan capital
The separatists’ dominance of the chamber depends on jailed or fugitive elected lawmakers who won’t be able to vote unless they are released or give up their seats
Speaking from Brussels, separatist leader says result is victory of the 'Catalan republic' over the Spanish state
The Catalan crisis came to a head on October 1, when the now deposed government held a banned referendum on independence
Puigdemont spoke to the press for around 40 minutes in Spanish, Catalan & French & briefly responded to a question in English