Spain judge to decide fate of jailed Catalans on Monday

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Fri, 01 Dec 2017 - 12:35 GMT

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Fri, 01 Dec 2017 - 12:35 GMT

Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont makes a statement in this still image from video calling for the release of "the legitimate government of Catalonia", after a Spanish judge ordered nine Catalan secessionist leaders to be held in custody pending

Sacked Catalan President Carles Puigdemont makes a statement in this still image from video calling for the release of "the legitimate government of Catalonia", after a Spanish judge ordered nine Catalan secessionist leaders to be held in custody pending

MADRID - 1 December 2017: Spain's Supreme Court judge will decide on Monday whether to release jailed Catalan cabinet members currently in custody after being accused of sedition, rebellion and misuse of public funds, judicial sources said.

Eight former Catalan cabinet members have requested their release ahead of a regional election Dec. 21 in the wake of an illegal independence vote in November. Pro-independence parties claim the election is a de facto vote on whether the region should continue to push for secession from Spain.

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