Sinn F\u00e9in\u2019s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Se\u00e1n Crowe TD, has expressed his deep concern at the jailing of two Catalan civil society activists by the Spanish High Court.<\/p>\n
The head of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), Jordi S\u00e1nchez, and the head of \u00d2mnium Cultural, Jordi Cuixart, are on trial over sedition charges. They were jailed without bail on Monday night and could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n
Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ANC and \u00d2mnium Cultural are the two main pro-independence civil society organisations in Catalonia. These popular organisations have been central to the massive peaceful demonstrations in favour of an independence referendum that we have seen emerge in Catalonia in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were arrested on sedition charges over their alleged role in peaceful protests in the build up to the 1 October independence referendum and on the day of the vote. Under Spanish criminal law, a sedition conviction can carry jail sentences of between 4 and 15 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am deeply concerned that the Spanish High Court has jailed these civil society activists and that they are being prosecuted for organising peaceful demonstrations.\u00a0 Jordi S\u00e1nchez and Jordi Cuixart should be released immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Spanish State\u2019s response to the Catalan referendum has been very worrying to date. The Spanish Government should urgently take up the Catalan Government\u2019s offer of internationally mediated negotiations to find a peaceful resolution to their differences through dialogue.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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