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Catalan leaders get 13 years in jail for sedition
Spain's Supreme Court on Oct. 14 sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region's failed bid for...
The three other defendants in the landmark ruling over a banned referendum and short-lived independence declaration were found guilty only of disobedience and not sentenced to prison.
- MADRID-Reuters
- Hurriyet
All defendants were acquitted of the most severe charge, rebellion.
The longest prison term went to former Catalan deputy leader Oriol Junqueras, who was given 13 years.
The former head of…