Ex-Barça player Xavi Hernández has joined his former club in criticising the prison terms handed to Catalan independence leaders by Spain's Supreme Court.
Former FC Barcelona player Xavi Hernández has condemned the prison terms handed down to Catalan separatist leaders by Spain's Supreme Court.
Xavi brands prison sentences "shame[ful]"
The retired midfielder, who is from the region in northeastern Spain, posted an Instagram Story bearing the names of the imprisoned politicans, underneath the word "shame[ful]", which appears in English, Catalan and Spanish.
The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced nine independence leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison after convicting them of sedition for their role in a 2017 attempt to unilaterally break away from Spain.