“Hunger strikers Catalan leaders nurtured”
“The imprisoned Catalan leader Jordi Turull has been a fängelsesjukhus as a result of his hunger strike. It says Turulls doctor, who, however, adds that there is no reason to worry about the state of his health.”
“Jordi Turull is on hunger strike since 1 december, together with another Catalan leader, Jordi Sanchez. The hunger strike was launched in protest against the constitutional court blocked the Catalan leaders ‘ appeal of the decision to keep them detained.”
“Turull and several other Catalan leaders are in custody awaiting trial for charges of sedition and rebellion, then they tried to get Catalonia to become independent from Spain by a referendum in 2017.”
“the Referendum had olagligförklarats of the constitutional court and the election day was marked in part by violence when police tried to prevent voters from voting. Several ministers and others involved in the independence movement were arrested or had an arrest warrant against him, among them the deposed regionpresidenten Carles Puigdemont, who had gone into exile.”
