MADRID - The five separatist leaders on trial for Catalonia’s 2017 secession attempt who were elected to the Spanish Parliament last month picked up their official credentials under police escort on Monday. The Supreme Court allowed the five to get their credentials and to also attend the opening session of the new Parliament on Tuesday. However, it did not permit them to participate in any meetings or speak to the press while at the Parliament in Madrid. Junqueras is running for a seat in the European Parliament. He has said he will renounce his seat in the Spanish Parliament if he wins one in Europe.

Source: thestar May 20, 2019 11:03 UTC