30-Jan-19 TV News in 100 Seconds: ‘Institutional event to support relatives of jailed leaders’

The Catalan government showed its support for the families of the jailed leaders at an institutional event, ahead of their transfer to Madrid on Friday to attend their trial. President Torra said that in trying the referendum organizers, Spain's Supreme Court will judge an entire people. Meanwhile, the European Commission sees no reasons to doubt that the independence trial will be fair. Vice president, Frans Timmermans, said there is no evidence of breaches of the separation of powers in Spain. The trial will start around February 5 but the court has not yet confirmed the date. / ACN

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First published: January 30, 2019 07:51 PM