Re:Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders, protesters take t...
by FDSGSG on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:01AM
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So what do you think "sedition" means?
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Re:Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders, protesters take t...
by harperlee on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:13AM
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Public uprising against established order. Which is a) something any legal system prosecutes, and b) something these people did. There is also in Spain a aggravating case for doing this from a public role, which seems reasonable and also applies to some of these individuals.
Re:Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders, protesters take t...
by FDSGSG on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:24AM
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Ok, but that's not generally what sedition means
Re:Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders, protesters take t...
by harperlee on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:36AM
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Irrespective of the undertones that you read in the word, that is what they are being judged for. It has a precise technical meaning in the law. And Iād like to know if there is any country whatsoever in which public uprising against the state from a government official, using public funds, and in the manner carried out by them in this case, is not prosecuted.
Re:Spain jails Catalan separatist leaders, protesters take t...
by andratwiro on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:44PM
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You have to take into account that this is not a military uprising of a few people, its a pacific protest from politicians who represent almost half of the Catalan votes.
There are plenty of examples where people have been pardoned in Spain for more ethically questionable reasons [1]. This, in contrast, is a clear case where it should be resolved politically, not through the legal system.