Thousands of people gathered in Barcelona against the "shame" of the trial of imprisoned Catalan politicians

People protest in Barcelona, Spain, on 12 February 2019, after the start of the so-called 'process' trial against 12 Catalan pro-independence politicians involved in the illegal referendum held back in 2017. The trial against the Catalan politicians involved in the illegal pro-independence referendum kicks off in the Spanish capital with nine pro-independence leaders are accused of rebellion and embezzlement for their role in the Catalan illegal independence referendum back in 2017, while the three others face disobedience charges. More than 500 people have been called to testify, some of them former members of the Spanish Government such as former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.