Protesters in Tarragona blocked the A7 highway to Barcelona and several regional roads across Catalonia, officials at the Catalan road traffic agency said. An earlier disruption to the regional train network outside the town of Girona, a separatist stronghold, had ended. Much is at stake in how the court's decision will be received, both for Spain and for its wealthiest region. Catalonia's independence drive attracted worldwide attention and triggered Spain's biggest political crisis in decades and unnerved financial markets. "UPRISING"The longest prison term - 13 years - went to the former deputy leader of the Catalan regional government, Oriol Junqueras.

Source: bd News24 October 14, 2019 10:41 UTC