Serious incidents after the conviction of the Spanish Supreme Court to 13 years in prison of secessionist leaders | Chronic

The Spanish Supreme Court has sentenced between nine and thirteen years of imprisonment the maximum of political and social leaders involved in the Catalan secession process of 2017, having found them guilty of sedition crimes and embezzlement of public funds, which triggered events All Catalonia

Former Vice President Oriol Junqueras, the highest politician judged – in the absence of the former president Carles Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium -, is the one who was sentenced to the maximum term of 13 years imprisonment and the same period of deprivation, for sedition and embezzlement, crimes that have been proposed by the Council of State, which represents the central government.

The eight other leaders who were awaiting the historic prison sentence were sentenced to nine to twelve years, while three politicians were convicted only of a crime of disobedience, for which they were inflicted a fine of ten months and a sentence of one year and eight years. months of disqualification, who escape the prison.

In its ruling, the Supreme Court excludes the crime of rebellion, which is a setback for the prosecutor's office – which required 25 years in prison – and a blow to the arguments of the right and the far right of Vox – as the popular accusation 75 years of punishment against secessionists for committing a "coup d'etat".

Despite this triumph of the harshest thesis, the secessionist leaders rejected the condemnatory judgment, which they severely criticized, while calling on their supporters to take to the streets to protest.

Former Vice President Junqueras said the sentence was "revenge", while the current Catalan president, Quim Torra, he considered it a "insult to democracy" and one "I despise Catalan society".

After learning the sentence, thousands of students cut the main arteries of Barcelona with signs "Freedom for political prisoners" and there were peaceful demonstrations on the central square Cataluña and the place Sant Jaume. The demonstrations have been reproduced in other Catalan cities.

However, the strongest demonstrations took place in the afternoon, when thousands of protesters went to El Prat International Airport, located about twenty kilometers from the center of the Catalan capital, following the convocation of the "tsunami platform". Democratic ", who called to" take "the facilities.

Protesters blocked access to the terminal where thousands of people from all over the world spend every day, and canceled about 100 flights. This was the first action of "disobedience" organized in response to the historic decision.

The force measurement, which resulted in delays in access to the international airport and the cancellation of about 100 flights, forced the police to intervene intermittently, which kept him armored.

At the end of the day, tens of thousands of people mobilized in the center of Barcelona, ​​where police gave clubs and rubber bullets to a noisier group that concentrated for hours in front of them. the police headquarters.

Those known as CDR (Republic Defense Committees) urged via Twitter "stand up against the authoritarian fascism of the Spanish state and its accomplices ". "It's time for the people's revolution"they assured.

The condemnation of the secessionists has unpredictable political and social consequences at the doors of the rehearsal of the general elections in Spain, which will take place on 10 November.

"Respecting the sentence means full compliance"said the Spanish Prime Minister and candidate for reelection, the Socialist Pedro Sanchezbefore the opposition asks not to forgive the secessionists.

Details of each sentence:

– Oriol JunquerasFormer Vice President of the Generalitat: 13 years of imprisonment and 13 years of absolute ineligibility for sedition crime during embezzlement mediation (when a crime constitutes a way for another to be committed).

– Raül Romeva, former counselor: 12 years in prison for sedition and embezzlement.

– Jordi TurullFormer counselor: 12 years in prison for sedition and embezzlement.

– Dolors Bassaformer counselor: 12 years in prison for sedition and embezzlement.

– Josep Rull, former counselor: 10 years and half in prison, acquitted of the crime of embezzlement.

– Joaquim Forn, former counselor: 10 years and half in prison, acquitted of the crime of embezzlement.

– Carme Forcadell, former Speaker of Parliament: 11 ½ years in prison for sedition crime.

– Jordi Sanchez, ACN leader: 9 years in prison for sedition crime.

– Jordi Cuixart, ruler of mnium: 9 years in prison for sedition crime.

– Santi Vilaformer adviser: one year and eight months of special prohibition and ten months fine of about 240 USD per day. Absolute misappropriation of public funds

– Carles Mundó, former counselor: one year and eight months of special exclusion and ten months fine of about 240 USD per day. Absolute misappropriation of public funds

– Meritxell Borràsformer adviser: one year and eight months of special prohibition and ten months fine of about 240 USD per day. Absolute misappropriation of public funds.