Jailed leaders demand to know 'enough' in advance trial kickoff date

Some of the Catalan pro-independence jailed leaders have requested to the Supreme Court knowing with "enough time" in advance when their trial will kick off.

The court said few days ago that it was planning to start it "around" February 5, but less than a week before the due date there is no official confirmation of such date.

Thus three of the prosecuted officials have filed some requests to the judges demanding a longer notice period.

For grassroots leader Jordi Cuixart's defense, less than a week notice is "not enough" to prepare the defense with guarantees."

Former ministers Oriol Junqueras and Raül Romeva's lawyer asked the court to have at least three weeks' notice before the sessions start.

On Thursday the Catalan News Agency (ACN) learned that the court is considering delaying the schedule of the trial for a week until February 12.