Spain Catalonia: Five separatist leaders detained

 

The Spanish Supreme Court in Madrid has detained five Catalan separatist leaders, including the latest candidate for regional president. They will be held without bail pending their trials.

The leaders are charged with rebellion, along with eight others, over their involvement in a push for independence.
A judge said the five were serious flight risks.
Following the ruling, protesters clashed with police in the centre of Barcelona late on Friday.
The latest detentions throw into doubt a planned second vote in the Catalan parliament on Saturday on whether to install Jordi Turull, now in prison, as regional president.