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Catalan independence leaders given lengthy prison sentences by Spanish court

Madrid Nine Catalan independence leaders have received lengthy prison sentences of between nine and 13 years for บาคาร่าฟรี their part in a failed 2017 attempt to split from Spain, but were acquitted of the most serious charge against them.

They were found not guilty on charges of การเล่นบาคาร่าออนไลน์ rebellion, which carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.

Three other defendants were found guilty of disobedience, fined and banned from public office for 20 months.

Oriol Junqueras, the former vice แทงบอลฟรี president of Catalonia, received the longest sentence. He was handed 13 years in prison and banned from holding public office for 13 years after being found guilty of sedition and misuse of public funds.

In 2017, Spain descended into its worst political crisis since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s, when separatist แทงบอลเครดิตฟรี leaders attempted to push forward with the region's secession.

Police and protestors clashed in the streets as a referendum -- ruled illegal by Spain's constitutional court -- went ahead and รูเล็ตฟรี was followed by a declaration of independence in October that year.

Catalonia President Quim Torra described Monday's sentences as an "act of revenge, not of justice" by the Spanish government.

Torra told reporters that he had asked to appear in front of the Catalonian parliament as soon as possible and เว็บเล่นรูเล็ตสายฟ้า would urgently send a letter to the King of Spain and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

"Catalonia lives a critical hour," Torra told reporters, describing the 12 defendants as "honorable and peaceful people."

"We demand amnesty. Threat, imprisonment and punishment are not the solution.

That is the inheritance of the dictatorship, not a trait of democracy."