17-Oct-17 TV News: ‘Protests demand the release of incarcerated pro-independence leaders’

Political prisoners. That's how the Catalan president define the two pro-independence leaders who were jailed yesterday in an unprecedented decision by Spain's National Court. Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez, responsible for organizing the biggest pro-independence demonstrations ever, always peacefully, are to spend their second night in prison. They were imprisoned without bail while they await trial on sedition charges. The Court decision escalated tensions between Catalonia and Spain even more, promoting condemnation from almost all the political spectrum. 200,000 people protested in the streets, while a big march is expected on Saturday.