Police and protesters squared off outside Barcelona's airport after the Spanish Supreme Court sentenced prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy prison terms. Dozens of people were treated for injuries and more than 100 flights were canceled.
Catalunya took to the streets of Barcelona on Monday after nine separatist leaders were sentenced to between nine and 13 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Madrid. The highest court's stiff decision came after a lengthy trial related to the region's October 2017"unconstitutional independence referendum" -- a vote that led Catalonia to declare its independence from Spain.
Among the separatist leaders convicted were former Foreign Minister Raul Romeva, Labor Minister Dolors Bassa and Carme Forcadell, who was speaker of the Catalan Parliament at the time. Forcadell, 64, will serve 11 1/2 years in prison. Not far from the famous Ramblas in the capital of Spain's richest region, Pujol told ABC News that despite not being a separatist militant he just wants to have the right to vote.
Adria Alsina Leal, former national secretary of the Catalan National Assembly , confided to ABC News while marching in Monday's protests that the Spanish state decision was an additional humiliation.
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