Two Catalan separatists in Spanish 🇪🇸 custody

Jordi Sánchez, who heads the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), and Jordi Cuixart, leader of Omnium Cultural, are held without bail while they are under investigation for sedition.

Puigdemont, who has been given until Thursday to clarify his position, hit out at the government on Twitter following news of Sánchez and Cuixart's detention.

In a video recorded before his court appearance and released on his Twitter account after his detention, Cuixart instructs separatists to "never lose hope because the people of Catalonia have earned their future".

He and Sánchez have also been accused of encouraging protesters as they blocked officials from entering Catalonia's regional government offices on 20 and 21 September.

His force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, is accused of failing to help Spain's Guardia Civil police tackle thousands of pro-independence protesters in Barcelona during the run-up to the referendum.

UCJ, UNILORIN.