CATALAN cultural leaders, the two Jordis – Sanchez and Cuixart – have been granted 48-hour permits to leave the prison where they are serving nine-year sentences for their part in the 2017 independence referendum.
Last week they were categorised as second-degree inmates, which allows them certain privileges, including limited time out of jail, after completing a quarter of their sentences.
Both were in pre-trial detention for more than two years before they were eventually found guilty of sedition and sentenced last October.
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The Catalan government will not reveal when they will leave Lledoners prison to protect their privacy.
Other political prisoners will also be allowed to apply for permits this year – former ministers Joaquim Forn and Josep Rull in June and October respectively.
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