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Catalonia crisis: Sacked ministers held in Spanish jails

Prosecutors had asked the judge to detain eight of the nine former regional government members who turned up for questioning in Madrid. 

They are accused of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. 

Prosecutors are also seeking a European Arrest Warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont. 

The request also covers four other dismissed Catalan ministers who did not show up in court in Madrid as requested, but have been in Belgium since Monday.

 DYI