Interior ministry opens inquiry into jailed candidates over election messages

Spain’s interior ministry opened official inquiries on Monday into former vice president Oriol Junqueras and former ANC president Jordi Sànchez, both of whom are standing in the upcoming Catalan election despite being held in prisons in the Madrid region.

The investigations into Junqueras and Sànchez, who are candidates for the Esquerra (ERC) and Together for Catalonia (JxCat) tickets respectively, come after both men took part in election campaign messages from prison, where they await trial for rebellion and sedition.