Oriol Junqueras
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy
(14 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
13 years in jail and 13 years of disqualification from public office for sedition and misuse of public funds
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: 2 November 2017
Defended by: Andreu Van den Eynde
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion and misuse of public funds Sedition and misuse of public funds Rebellion, criminal conspiracy and misuse of public funds 25 years 12 years 74 years 
Jordi Turull
Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office
(14 July 2017 - 27 October 2017)
12 years in jail and 12 years of disqualification from public office for sedition and misuse of public funds
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: from 2 November to 4 December 2017 and since 23 March 2018
Defended by: Jordi Pina
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion and misuse of public funds Sedition and misuse of public funds Rebellion, criminal conspiracy and misuse of public funds 16 years 11 years and six months 74 years 
Joaquim Forn
Minister of the Interior
(14 July 2017 - 27 October 2017)
10 years and 6 month in jail and 10 years and 6 month of disqualification from public office for sedition
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: 2 November 2017
Defended by: Xavier Melero
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion and misuse of public funds Sedition and misuse of public funds Rebellion, criminal conspiracy and misuse of public funds 16 years 11 years and six months 74 years 
Raül Romeva
Minister of Foreign Affairs
(14 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
12 years in jail and 12 years of disqualification from public office for sedition and misuse of public funds
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: from 2 November to 4 December 2017 and since 23 March 2018
Defended by: Andreu Van den Eynde
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion and misuse of public funds Sedition and misuse of public funds Rebellion, criminal conspiracy and misuse of public funds 16 years 11 years and six months 74 years 
Dolors Bassa
Minister of Employment, Social Affairs and the Family
(14 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
12 years in jail and 12 years of disqualification from public office for sedition and misuse of public funds
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: from 2 November to 4 December 2017 and since 23 March 2018
Defended by: Mariano Bergés
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion and misuse of public funds Sedition and misuse of public funds Rebellion, criminal conspiracy and misuse of public funds 16 years 11 years and six months 74 years 
Josep Rull
Minister of Regional Affairs
(14 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
10 years and 6 month in jail and 10 years and 6 month of disqualification from public office for sedition
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: from 2 November to 4 December 2017 and since 23 March 2018
Defended by: Jordi Pina
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion and misuse of public funds Sedition and misuse of public funds Rebellion, criminal conspiracy and misuse of public funds 16 years 11 years and six months 74 years 
Meritxell Borràs
Minister of Governance
(22 January 2015 - 27 October 2017)
1 year and 8 month of disqualification from public office and fine of 60.000 euros for disobedience
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: from 2 November to 4 December 2017
Defended by: Xavier Melero
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Misuse of public funds and disobedience Misuse of public funds and disobedience Misuse of public funds, criminal conspiracy and disobedience 7 years Fine of 30,000 euros 7 years 24 years 
Carles Mundó
Minister of Justice
(14 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
1 year and 8 month of disqualification from public office and fine of 60.000 euros for disobedience
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: 2 November to 4 December 2017
Defended by: Josep Riba
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Misuse of public funds and disobedience Misuse of public funds and disobedience Misuse of public funds, criminal conspiracy and disobedience 7 years Fine of 30,000 euros 7 years 24 years 
Santi Vila
Minister of Business and Knowledge
(4 July 2017 - 26 October 2017)
1 year and 8 month of disqualification from public office and fine of 60.000 euros for disobedience
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: from 2 to 3 November 2017 Released with a bail bond of 50,000 euros.
Defended by: Pau Molins
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Misuse of public funds and disobedience Misuse of public funds and disobedience Disobedience 7 years Fine of 30,000 euros 7 years 
Jordi Sànchez
Chairman of the Catalan National Assembly
(16 May 2015 - 16 November 2017)
9 years in jail and 9 years of disqualification from public office for sedition
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: 16 October 2017
Defended by: Jordi Pina
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion Sedition Rebellion and criminal conspiracy 17 years 8 years 52 years 
Jordi Cuixart
Chairman of Òmnium Cultural
(from 19 December 2015)
9 years in jail and 9 years of disqualification from public office for sedition
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: 16 October 2017
Defended by: Marina Roig
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion Sedition Rebellion and criminal conspiracy 17 years 8 years 52 years 
Carme Forcadell
Speaker of the Catalan Parliament
(26 October 2015 - 27 October 2017)
11 years and 6 month in jail and 11 years and 6 month of disqualification from public office for sedition
What sentences were the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Sent to prison: from 9 to 10 November 2017 and since 23 March 2018
Defended by: Olga Arderiu
Tried by the: Supreme Court
Rebellion Sedition Rebellion and criminal conspiracy 17 years 10 years 52 years 
Lluís Corominas
Vice-Chair of the Bureau of the Catalan Parliament
(26 October 2015 - 25 July 2017)
What sentences are the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Bail bond of 25,000 euros to escape prison on 9 November 2017
Defended by: Xavier Melero
Tried by the: High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Disobedience Disobedience Criminal conspiracy and disobedience One year and eight months ban from holding public office. Fine of 30,000 euros One year and eight months ban from holding public office 12 years 
Lluís Guinó
Vice-Chair of the Bureau of the Catalan Parliament
(25 July 2017 - 27 October 2017)
What sentences are the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Bail bond of 25,000 euros to escape prison on 9 November 2017
Defended by: Xavier Melero
Tried by the: High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Disobedience Disobedience Criminal conspiracy and disobedience One year and eight months ban from holding public office. Fine of 30,000 euros One year and eight months ban from holding public office 12 years 
Anna Simó
Secretary of the Bureau of the Catalan Parliament
(26 October 2015 - 27 October 2017)
What sentences are the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Bail bond of 25,000 euros to escape prison on 9 November 2017
Defended by: Olga Arderiu
Tried by the: High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Disobedience Disobedience Criminal conspiracy and disobedience One year and eight months ban from holding public office. Fine of 30,000 euros One year and eight months ban from holding public office 12 years 
Joan Josep Nuet
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of the Catalan Parliament
(26 October 2015 - 27 October 2017)
What sentences are the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Bail without bond since 9 November 2017
Defended by: Enrique Leiva
Tried by the: High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Disobedience Disobedience Criminal conspiracy and disobedience One year and eight months ban from holding public office. Fine of 30,000 euros One year and four months’ ban from holding public office 12 years 
Ramona Barrufet
Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of the Catalan Parliament
(26 October 2015 - 27 October 2017)
What sentences are the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Bail bond of 25,000 euros to escape prison
Defended by: Judith Gené
Tried by the: High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Disobedience Disobedience Criminal conspiracy and disobedience One year and eight months ban from holding public office. Fine of 30,000 euros One year and eight months ban from holding public office 12 years 
Mireia Boya
Chair of the CUP-CC parliamentary group
(19 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
What sentences are the parties to the prosecution asking for?
State Prosecutor’s Office Attorney General’s Office Vox Defended by: Carles López Miquel
Tried by the: High Court of Justice of Catalonia
Disobedience Disobedience Criminal conspiracy and disobedience One year and eight months ban from holding public office. Fine of 30,000 euros One year and four months’ ban from holding public office 12 years
Although they were accused by Judge Llarena, the Supreme Court has not opened proceedings against them because they are fugitives from Spanish justice, and therefore declared to be in default. They can move freely all over Europe, because Llarena withdrew the EAW against them. But if they set foot on Spanish territory they will be arrested and brought before the courts. They will be free in Spain only once the rebellion offence has expired, after 20 years.
Carles Puigdemont
Prime Minister of Catalonia
(12 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
In Belgium since 30 October 2017
Facing charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds
Defended by: Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas
Toni Comín
Minister of Health
(14 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
In Belgium since 30 October 2017
Facing charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds
Defended by: Gonzalo Boye
Clara Ponsatí
Minister of Education
(14 July 2017 - 27 October 2017)
In Scotland since 10 March 2018
Facing charges of rebellion and misuse of public funds
Defended by: Amer Anwar
Meritxell Serret
Minister of Agriculture, Stock Farming, Fisheries and Food
(14 January 2016 - 27 October 2017)
In Belgium since 30 October 2017
Facing charges of disobedience and misuse of public funds
Defended by: Gonzalo Boye
Lluís Puig
Minister of Culture
(5 July 2017 - 27 October 2017)
In Belgium since 30 October 2017
Facing charges of disobedience and misuse of public funds
Defended by: Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas
Marta Rovira
Spokesperson for the Esquerra Republicana Parliamentary group
(26 October 2015 - 27 October 2017)
In Switzerland since 23 March 2018
Facing charges of rebellion
Defended by: Jordi Castelló
Anna Gabriel
Spokesperson for the CUP-CC Parliamentary group
(26 October 2015 - 27 October 2017)
In Switzerland since 21 February 2018
Facing charges of disobedience
Defended by: Benet Salellas
Andreu Van den Eynde
Lawyer for Oriol Junqueras and Raül Romeva
Jordi Pina
Lawyer for Jordi Turull, Josep Rull and Jordi Sànchez
Xavier Melero
Lawyer for Joaquim Forn, Meritxell Borràs, Lluís Corominas and Lluís Guinó
Mariano Bergés
Lawyer for Dolors Bassa
Josep Riba
Lawyer for Carles Mundó
Pau Molins
Lawyer for Santi Vila
Marina Roig
Lawyer for Jordi Cuixart
Olga Arderiu
Lawyer for Carme Forcadell and Anna Simó
Enrique Leiva
Lawyer for Joan Josep Nuet
Judith Gené
Lawyer for Ramona Barrufet
Carles López Miquel
Lawyer for Mireia Boya
State Prosecutor’s Office
As the institution ensuring respect for the laws of the State, this is the principal prosecuting party in this trial. It was the Prosecutor’s Office that presented the complaint for rebellion and has maintained this crime through to the trial phase, despite the change of prosecutor and government.
María José Segarra
Chief State Prosecutor
Madrid, 1963
She began her professional career at the Barcelona Provincial Court, where she coordinated the Child Protection Service until 1992. She moved to Seville to be Chief Prosecutor for 14 years at a time of high-profile cases like the ERE and Mercasevilla corruption scandals and the murder of Marta del Castillo. She was elected a member of the Council of Prosecutors by the Progressive Union of Prosecutors. In the independence process trial, she has maintained the rebellion charge initiated by the former Chief State Prosecutor José Manuel Maza, who died suddenly in Argentina in November 2017.
Javier Zaragoza
Supreme Court Prosecutor
Alcorisa (Teruel), 1955
Former Chief Prosecutor at the Spanish National Court, a post he occupied for 11 years. He is a member of the Progressive Union of Prosecutors. An expert in terrorism, he was involved in several sessions of the trial for the 11 March attacks alongside the chief prosecutor in the case, Olga Sánchez. He was also an anti-drugs prosecutor, and, for this reason, a drug traffickers’ lawyer suggested having him murdered.
Consuelo Madrigal
Supreme Court Prosecutor
Segovia, 1956
Former Chief State Prosecutor from 2015-6. She was the first woman to occupy the post. The decision of the PP government not to keep her in the post was attributed to her refusal to accept the ministry’s proposals on nominations. José Manuel Maza, the prosecutor who lodged the complaints against the leaders of the independence process, came in to replace her.
Jaime Moreno
Supreme Court Prosecutor
1958
He was the prosecutor who examined Francesc Homs in the trial over the non-binding referendum of 9 November. The questioning was tense, with interruptions and open disagreements. As a member of the commission for the reform of the Criminal Proceedings Act, he was an adviser to Mariano Rajoy’s government.
Fidel Cadena
Supreme Court Prosecutor
María de Huerva (Zaragoza), 1957
He was prosecutor at the High Court of Justice in Aragon for 17 years. As Supreme Court Prosecutor he was in charge of signing the order demanding to investigate the Catalan former Culture Ministers Santi Vila and Lluís Puig in the case of the goods of the Monastery of Sigena. He is a member of the Spanish Bioethics Committee.
Spanish Attorney General’s Office
In this case, the Attorney General’s Office has largely followed the prosecution’s theories. However, it accuses the pro-independence leaders of sedition and not rebellion. It is concerned with the damage the defendants could have caused the Spanish State.
Consuelo Castro
Attorney General and director of the State Legal Service
Orense, 1964
She is Attorney General and has been director of the State Legal Services since June 2018. Until then she was head of the Attorney General’s Office in Galicia. On 21 November she dismissed Edmundo Bal, Attorney General in the Catalan independence process case, because he refused to withdraw the charge of rebellion. Castro, his superior, signed the charge sheet for the crimes of sedition and misuse of public funds. Bal has been replaced by Rosa María Seoane.
Rosa Maria Seoane
State Attorney
1972
Head of the State Legal Services Criminal Section since 4 December 2018, replacing Edmundo Bal. Until now Secretary General of ADIF, she has coordinated legal assistance agreements with Acuamed and the National Energy Commission and has also worked at the State Tax Agency’s legal service as Deputy Director General of Consultancy and Legal Disputes.
Private prosecution (Vox)
The law allows any citizen or association to participate in a legal process even if it is not directly harmed by the crime under investigation. As a private prosecutor in this case, Vox has taken the hardest line in its interpretation of the facts leading to the trial and has asked for the heaviest penalties for the defendants. The independence process case has basically given this party, considered to be an extreme right-wing organisation, a higher political profile.
Javier Ortega Smith
Vox lawyer
Madrid, 1968
Pedro Fernández
Vox lawyer
Manuel Marchena
President
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1959
Prosecutor on leave of absence. Appointed judge in the second chamber of the Supreme Court in 2007. Proposed by the then Minister of Justice, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, he was appointed chair of the committee for the reform of the Spanish Criminal Justice Act. Since 2014 he has been president of the second criminal chamber of the Supreme Court. The PP and PSOE agreed on his name as chair of the General Council of the Judiciary and president of the Supreme Court, but he withdrew his candidacy after the WhatsApp controversy involving the PP spokesman in the Senate, Ignacio Cosidó. With conservative tendencies, he is considered to be open to dialogue and good at dealing with people.
Andrés Martínez Arrieta
Logroño, 1955
He is the longest-serving judge in the criminal division. In 1998, when he was appointed at the age of 43, he became the youngest member of the division. Discreet and likeable, he is considered more progressive than Marchena. He was one of the founders of the Francisco de Vitoria Judicial Association, with moderate tendencies.
Juan Ramon Berdugo
Valladolid, 1954
Supreme Court judge since 2004. He is a member of the conservative Professional Judges’ Association (APM) and has spent much of his career in Cordoba. He entered the Supreme Court to occupy the place left vacant by Cándido Conde-Pumpido when he was appointed Chief State Prosecutor.
Antonio del Moral
1959
He was a Supreme Court prosecutor from 1999 to 2012, when, as a lawyer with recognised ability, he was appointed a judge and began working in the second chamber. He is linked to the religious organisation Opus Dei. A likeable man with a sense of humour, his comments when he explained the criminal responsibilities in the story of Snow White went viral.
Luciano Varela
Pontevedra,1947
He was one of the founders of the progressive association Judges for Democracy. He has been a judge in the criminal division since 2007. He was asked by the Socialist Minister of Justice Juan Alberto Belloch to draft the Jury Bill and has promoted the use of Galician in the courts. One of his most controversial cases in the media was against Judge Baltasar Garzón for the Francoist crimes.
Andrés Palomo
Salamanca, 1955
He was the instructing judge in the case against Francesc Homs for perversion of justice and disobedience over the non-binding referendum in 2014. He was president of the Segovia Provincial Court. Palomo and Ana Ferrer are the two judges who have been added to those already mentioned for the Catalan independence case, as in very important cases the normal procedure is to increase the number of members of the court from 5 to 7.
Ana Ferrer
1959
She is the first woman appointed to the second chamber of the Supreme Court, taking up her post in 2014. She is a member of the progressive association Judges for Democracy and was the president of the Madrid Provincial Court. Her name first made front page news when she took charge of instructing the case against the former director of the Spanish Civil Guard, Luis Roldán.
