14-June-19 TV News in 100 Seconds: 'Jailed leader barred from becoming MEP'

<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6497dbb3-7fff-51bf-c4ab-a9d04cd2a229"><span>Spain's Supreme Court has vetoed jailed MEP-elect Junqueras from taking up his seat.</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>Oriol Junqueras has been denied permission to leave prison to take the mandatory steps to become MEP. The judges argue that allowing him to attend sessions in Brussels would pose an irreversible threat to the proceedings against him while the sentence is still pending.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <p><span> </span></p> / ACN

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First published: June 14, 2019 08:19 PM