17 May 2024,   07:34
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Spanish court sentenced eight cabinet ministers of Catalonia to the detention

The Supreme Court of Spain satisfied the request of the Prosecutor`s Office.Spain"s high court has ordered eight former ministers from Catalonia"s dissolved government be detained without bail, while the state prosecutor sought a Europe-wide arrest warrant for ousted leader Carles Puigdemont.

Puigdemont left Spain and appeared in Brussels on Monday, the same day Spain"s state prosecutor announced he was seeking charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds against him and 13 ex-ministers.
The high court, known as the the Audiencia Nacional, summoned Puigdemont and 13 former ministers over their contentious independence drive, but only nine of them turned up to the session Thursday, and without Puigdemont.
The judge ordered eight be remanded in custody, while the ninth was granted bail of 50,000 euros,

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