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八名加泰罗尼亚前高官被马德里法院拘留,梳理双方70年情感纠葛
Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- from a different perspective. I'm Suyi.
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A Spanish judge has ordered the jailing of eight Catalonia's separatist leaders.The court order comes a week after the region declared independence.The officials are accused of rebellion, sedition1 and misuse2 of public funds.Prosecutors3 are also seeking a European Arrest Warrant for ousted4 Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who did not show up in court and is now in Belgium.Spain has been gripped by a constitutional crisis since a referendum on independence from Spain was held in Catalonia on 1 October.The referendum came in defiance5 of a constitutional court ruling that declared it illegal.The Catalan government said that of the 43% of potential voters who took part in the referendum, 90% were in favor of independence.Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has imposed direct rule on Catalonia, dissolving the regional parliament and calling local elections for December.
Joining in our discussion are He wenping, current affairs commentator;Prof. Martin John Smith, Head of the Department of Politics a University of York;Dr.George Tzogopoulos, senior research fellow of International center for European Studies
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n.煽动叛乱 | |
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n.误用,滥用;vt.误用,滥用 | |
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3 prosecutors | |
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人 | |
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4 ousted | |
驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 ); 革职; 罢黜; 剥夺 | |
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5 defiance | |
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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