Trial of Catalonia independence leaders information
Ongoing trials of supporters of Catalan independence from Spain
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Causa Especial 20907/2017
Supreme Court of Spain in Madrid.
Court
Supreme Court of Spain
Full case name
Causa Especial número: 20907/2017 del Tribunal Supremo de España
Decided
14 October 2019 (2019-10-14)
Transcripts
Summary
Popular accusation by Vox
Supreme Court's verdict
Case history
Subsequent actions
Nine defendants sentenced to 9 to 13 years in prison on sedition and misuse of public funds charges; three other defendants fined for disobedience
Related action
Six defendants sent their cases to the High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Court membership
Judges sitting
Manuel Marchena (president)
Antonio del Moral García
Luciano Varela
Andrés Martínez Arrieta
Juan Ramón Berdugo Gómez de la Torre
Ana María Ferrer García
Andrés Palomo del Arco
Case opinions
Concur/dissent
Unanimous ruling
Keywords
2017 Catalan independence referendum
The trial of Catalonia independence leaders, legally named Causa Especial 20907/2017 and popularly known as the Causa del procés, was an oral trial that began on 12 February 2019 in the Supreme Court of Spain. The case was tried by seven judges and was chaired by judge Manuel Marchena. Judge Pablo Llarena [es; ca] had previously coordinated an instruction between October 2017 and July 2018, as a result of which 12 people were tried, including the previous vice president Oriol Junqueras of the regional government and most of the cabinet as well as political activists Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart and the former Speaker of the Parliament of Catalonia Carme Forcadell. Some defendants remained in pre-trial detention without bail from the beginning of the instruction process and have thus already served part of their sentence.
The accused were tried for the events surrounding the organization and celebration of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum after it was declared illegal and was suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain, the passing of laws to override the Constitution of Spain and Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia that were declared illegal and the Catalan declaration of independence on 27 October 2017.
The trial proceedings officially ended on 12 June 2019. A unanimous verdict by the seven judges that tried the case was made public on 14 October 2019. Nine of the 12 accused received prison sentences for the crimes of sedition; of them, four were also found guilty of misuse of public funds. Their sentences ranged from 9 to 13 years. The remaining three accused were found guilty of disobedience and were sentenced to pay a fine but received no prison term. The court dismissed the charges of rebellion.[1] Some of the defendants of the trial have expressed their intention to appeal to the Constitutional Court of Spain and the European Court of Human Rights.[2][3] The verdict delivered by the Supreme Court sparked multiple protests across the region.
In June 2021, the nine jailed leaders were pardoned. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that he pardoned them because it was the best decision for Spain and Catalonia, but did not overturn their bans from holding public office.[4]
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^"UNPO: Catalonia: Spanish Supreme Court to Issue Final Verdict on Catalan Leaders". unpo.org. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^Jones, Sam (12 June 2019). "Catalan leader defends push for independence on final day of trial". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
^Jones, Sam (22 June 2021). "Spanish government pardons nine jailed Catalan leaders". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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