They are facing charges that could put them into prison for 30 years.
The authorities also want an arrest warrant for the Catalan President Puigdemont, who is in Belgium right now.
The passive non-violent approach that forces the Spanish government look like the bad guy will boomerang on them.
The heavy hand of the judiciary which so many of us here in this forum say we despise shows itself.
The times we live in demand this of us: No Violence, No Silence.
That's why I voted for Donald J. Trump for President of the United States among other things.
The Globalists of the EU stand behind the Uniparties of Spain in trying to crush Catalonian independence.
The Catalan government officials didn’t think this through or they thought the Spanish government would just fold. If you declare independence, you need to be prepared to use force, if necessary. Now they are just going to be locked up for decades and Catalonia will have a Spanish government of occupation.