(Bloomberg) — Catalan separatists who tried to break away from Spain in 2017 were handed jail sentences of up to 13 years by the Supreme Court in Madrid in an unprecedented ruling that marks a watershed in relations with the troubled region.Former Catalan Vice President Oriol Junqueras was handed the stiffest sentence while eight other activists were given jail terms of between nine and 12 years for their part in an illegal referendum that triggered a month of unrest that shook the Spanish state in 2017, according to a statement from the court in Madrid. Carles Puigdemont, the regional leader …read more
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