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Spanish court refuses bail for ex-catalonia cabinet members
Spain’s Supreme Court has refused bail for four former Catalonia cabinet members who are faced with charges of sedition, raising fears of further unrest in the Catalonia region.
The bail refusal of former Catalonian vice-president Oriol Junqueras, former cabinet member Joaquim Forn and two leaders of civic groups ANC and Omnium Cultural, comes after six other former members of the Catalonia cabinet, detained in custody ahead of an investigation into their part in an illegal unilateral declaration of independence were granted bail.
Read also: Spanish judge grants 5 Catalonia Independence leaders bail
In a court statement, the judge ruled that, while he considered there was no risk the defendants would leave the country, he did believe there was a risk of criminal reiteration.
Reports say the six other former members of the Catalonia cabinet who were detained after the then regional government declared independence on October 27, were set free after perfecting their 100,000 euros (£88,289) bail condition.
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