Catalan separatist leaders given lengthy prison sentences
Nine leaders cleared of violent rebellion but found guilty of lesser crimes over roles in 2017 independence referendum
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Nine Catalan separatist leaders have been cleared of violent rebellion over their roles in the failed bid for regional independence two years ago but found guilty of the lesser crimes of sedition and misuse of public funds.
The region’s former vice-president, Oriol Junqueras, was convicted of sedition and misuse of public funds by Spain’s supreme court, and sentenced to 13 years in prison. He was also banned from holding public office for 13 years.