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TEHRAN, March 23 - A Spanish Supreme Court judge on Friday said he would try 13 Catalan separatist leaders for rebellion, a crime punishable by up to 25 years in jail, after they enabled Catalonia's banned independence drive last year.
TEHRAN,Young Journalists Club (YJC) - In total, 25 separatist politicians will be tried for rebellion, embezzlement or disobedience, the judge said in a court ruling.
The judge also requested that 14 members of the previous Catalan regional administration deposit 2.1 million euros ($2.59 million) in a bank account to pay back the money used to hold an illegal referendum on independence on October 1 and cover judicial costs.
The court did not give a date for the trial.
Source: Reuters
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