Lawyers of independence leaders warn of 'trial against democracy'

<p dir="ltr"><span>The independence trial due to start on Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court is a "political" trial in a court that is neither competent to try the case nor impartial, according to the defense lawyers of some of the Catalan leaders in the dock. </span><a href="../../../../../catalan-trial/item/catalan-leaders-defense-teams-claim-independence-trial-is-political" target="_blank">In a news conference on Monday,</a> the lawyers of Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Jordi Cuixart, Josep Rull, Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull, and Carme Forcadell rejected the charges of rebellion and sedition against their clients and called for them to be acquitted.</p> / ACN

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First published: February 11, 2019 08:26 PM