Spanish Supreme Court finds nine Catalan leaders guilty of sedition over 2017 independence bid

Spain's Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders t...

Spain's Supreme Court building is seen on the day a verdict in trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders over a banned independence referendum in Madrid, Spain October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID - Spain’s Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between 9 and 13 years in prison for sedition over their role in the region’s 2017 failed bid for independence.Reporting by Isla Binnie and Emma Pinedo; Writing by Ashifa Kassam; Editing by Ingrid Melander

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