Explained: Catalan trial that gripped Spain draws to close; here’s all you need to know | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Catalan trial that gripped Spain draws to close; here’s all you need to know | Explained News, The Indian Express

By AP |Madrid |Published: June 12, 2019 2:47:42 pm

Explained: Catalan trial that gripped Spain draws to close; here’s all you need to know

A verdict isn't expected for months but, whichever way it goes, it could set the course for the Catalan secession movement and the tone of Spain's national politics for years to come.

Catalan separatist protesters stand in front of Mossos d’Esquadra police officers during a protest against a demonstration in support of the Spanish police units who took part in the operation to prevent the independence referendum in Catalonia on October 1, 2017, in Barcelona, Spain, September 29, 2018. (Source: Reuters/File)

A dozen politicians and activists on trial for their failed bid in 2017 to carve out an independent Catalan republic in northeastern Spain will deliver their final statements Wednesday as four months of hearings draw to an end.