Weekend of events to bid farewell to jailed leaders ahead of trial

Thousands of people have taken part in several events outside Lledoners prison over the weekend to bid farewell to the Catalan pro-independence jailed leaders, who will be transferred to Madrid prisons for their upcoming trial in the next few days.

On Sunday at noon a concert joined by hundreds of folksingers was held to "support" the nine officials incarcerated.

"We hope they return soon, but freed, and not inside prisons, we hope they are given justice," said Anna Rosés, a folksinger of Orfeó Català, an iconic, old coral group in the country.

On Saturday, another gathering was joined by some eighty groups of 'gegants', or giant figures, traditional characters in local celebrations and parades.