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

Reuters | Posted: Oct. 14, 2019, 7:35 a.m. | Updated: Oct. 14, 2019, 6:43 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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MADRID (Reuters) - 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.

The three other defendants were found guilty only of disobedience and not sentenced to prison.

(Reporting by Isla Binnie and Emma Pinedo; Writing by Ashifa Kassam; Editing by Ingrid Melander)

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