MADRID: The trial of 12 Catalan separatist leaders involved in a failed secession bid that plunged Spain into crisis starts on Tuesday, as tensions over the future of the wealthy region flare again.
Many of the defendants were transferred from their jail to Madrid’s Supreme Court (SC) in police vans for proceedings that start at 10 a.m. (0900 GMT) in a high-security trial that will be broadcast live on television, with over 600 journalists accredited.
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