16-Jan-19 TV News in 100 Seconds: ‘16 arrested for pro-independence protests’

Two pro-independence CUP party mayors were arrested today by Spanish police, along with over a dozen other people including president Torra’s nephew. Most were released pending summons over a protest where a train line was cut last December. Pro-independence MPs protested abandoning parliamentary committees, which the opposition criticized. Meanwhile, former parliament speaker Carme Forcadell accuses the Spanish judiciary of acting politically. In her statement of defense ahead of the trial, she defends the freedom of speech to allow the independence votes in the chamber. Former minister Santi Vila, like his other colleagues, denies misuse of funds. / ACN

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First published: January 16, 2019 07:48 PM