Twelve Catalan separatist leaders have been charged with crimes including sedition, disobedience and the misuse of public funds, Spain’s Supreme Court announced on Monday. Seven politicians and two activists will serve between nine and 13 years for their roles in the failed attempt to gain independence from Spain two years ago. "We reject the sentence… it’s an insult to democracy," said Catalan Premier Quim Torra, reacting to the sentence, and ...