Spain jails two Catalan peaceful pro independence civil leaders

 

A Spanish judge has jailed two key members of the Catalan independence movement.

Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart, who lead prominent pro independence groups, are being held without bail while they are under investigation for sedition since yesterday night.
The men were leading figures in the 1 October independence democratic vote..
Their detention led to protests overnight, with more expected across Catalonia on Tuesday.
Mr Sànchez, who heads the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), a pro-independence organisation, and Mr Cuixart, leader of Òmnium Cultural, a pro Catalan culture moviment, appeared before the High Court in Madrid on Monday.

They are being investigated over a protest on 20 September in which a crowd peacefully blocked Civil Guard (Spanish military Police) officers inside a building in Barcelona, Catalonia's capital. There was no a single violence act in that protest and the judge clearly says in her text that they are jailed for promoting the independence of Catalonia.