Spain's Supreme Court refuses to free jailed ex-Catalan vice president Oriol Junquera

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A Spanish police vehicle arrives at the Supreme Court in Madrid presumably transporting Catalonia's imprisoned former vice-president Oriol Junqueras for a hearing before the judge, January 4, 2018. (Photo by AFP)
Spain's Supreme Court on Friday decided not to release former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras, jailed while he is investigated for rebellion and sedition over the region's independence drive.
Three judges ruled unanimously that "there are signs that Junqueras committed the offenses of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds," a spokesman for the Madrid court said.
They also decided there was a risk he would "re-offend as there is no sign that the defendant has any intention of abandoning the route he has followed until now."
The court also denied claims that Junqueras, in custody since November 2, was a "political prisoner" as claimed by his supporters and those who want independence for Catalonia.
The judges said that the Constitution allows for the defense of any political position, "but this must be defended without committing any offense."
Junqueras was instrumental in Catalonia's attempt to break away from Spain via a referendum that took place on October 1 despite a court ban and a unilateral declaration of independence later that month.
This file photo taken on November 02, 2017 shows deposed Catalan regional vice president Oriol Junqueras arriving at the National Court in Madrid to be questioned over his efforts to spearhead Catalonia's independence drive. (Photo by AFP)
After the declaration, Madrid sacked the regional government including Junqueras, imposed direct rule on the semi-autonomous region, dissolved its parliament and called snap Catalan elections.
The polls on December 21 saw separatist parties, including a ticket led by Junqueras's leftist ERC party, retain their parliamentary majority and the former vice president elected as a regional lawmaker despite being in prison.
Junqueras argued before the judges on Thursday that he should be released to be able to take his oath as a lawmaker, his lawyer, Andreu Van den Eyden, told reporters.
Catalonia's former president Carles Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium shortly after the independence declaration, was also re-elected.
It is unclear, however, how they will be sworn in.
Separatist parties won 70 seats in the 135-seat Catalan parliament, but eight belong to politicians who are either in jail or have fled to Belgium.
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