‘No case’ for rebellion charges against Catalan leaders, says Greens’ leader in European Parliament

Ska Keller visits pro-independence leaders in jail

The co-chair of the Greens/European Free Alliance group, Ska Keller (by ACN)
The co-chair of the Greens/European Free Alliance group, Ska Keller (by ACN) / ACN

ACN | Sant Joan de Vilatorrada

October 8, 2018 03:19 PM

Ska Keller, the co-chair of the Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament, has called on Spain’s public prosecutor to drop charges of rebellion against Catalan leaders to be tried for organizing a referendum and declaring independence a year ago.

"There is no real case for it. We’ve already seen courts in Belgium and in Germany saying that there is no cause to assume that there was rebellion or sedition," she said on Monday.

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