Catalan Trial

04 June 2019 05:24 PM

'Prosecutors are trying to define a new concept of violence' says defense lawyer

Spain's public prosecutor is requesting prison sentences totalling 177 years for the 12 pro-independence politicians and activists in the dock at the Supreme Court, accusing most of them of rebellion, misuse of public funds, and disobedience

'Prosecutors could have apologized for what happened in Catalonia on referendum day, but they didn't' says defense lawyer

04 June 2019 04:45 PM

How prosecution justifies rebellion charges – and how defense might refute them

Civil disobedience, peaceful means, calls for dialogue, lack of dialogue from Madrid, among arguments set to be used by jailed leaders' lawyers

Years in prison requested for pro-independence leaders by prosecutors

29 May 2019 06:28 PM

Spain’s prosecutor confirms rebellion charges for Catalan leaders and requests up to 25 years in jail

After four months of trial, prosecutors keep to their initial accusations against pro-independence politicians and activists

Screenshot of the Catalan trial on May 28, 2019, when videos of the 2017 events were being shown

28 May 2019 07:17 PM

Prosecution videos aim to link referendum with violence in Catalan trial

With over four hours of footage shown in court, prosecutor unable to say where incidents took place and showed same recordings more than once

Manuel Marchena is the presiding judge at Madrid's Supreme Court

27 May 2019 11:53 AM

Supreme Court to begin watching referendum footage

Catalan trial enters new phase with hundreds of videos to be shown of what happened during bid to split from Spain in autumn 2017

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The leader of pro-independence organization Òmnium, Jordi Cuixart, in the dock in Februrary 2019

24 May 2019 12:40 PM

Òmnium claims 'state operation' aimed to criminalize its head after his arrest

Pro-independence civic organization alleges reports not admitted in Catalan trial show that Jordi Cuixart was only linked with violence after his indictment

MP Hywel Williams shares his views on the Catalan Trial