Former Spanish security officials testify in independence trial

Week 4 of the independence trial started on Monday with the testimonies of some former high-ranking Spanish officials expected.

The first to take the stand was José Antonio Nieto, the secretary of state for security during the peak of the independence bid.

Later in the morning, the former official in charge of the Catalan home affairs department during the period of direct rule, Juan Antonio Puigserver, will also give testimony, as will the Spanish government delegate in Catalonia during the referendum, Enric Millo.

The current Catalan parliament speaker, Roger Torrent, will also give testimony on Monday morning.