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A Spanish judge has ordered the jailing of eight Catalonia's separatist leaders.The court order comes a week after the region declared independence.The officials are accused of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds.Prosecutors are also seeking a European Arrest Warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, who did not show up in court and is now in Belgium.Spain has been gripped by a constitutional crisis since a referendum on independence from Spain was held in Catalonia on 1 October.The referendum came in defiance of a constitutional court ruling that declared it illegal.The Catalan government said that of the 43% of potential voters who took part in the referendum, 90% were in favor of independence.Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has imposed direct rule on Catalonia, dissolving the regional parliament and calling local elections for December.

Joining in our discussion are He wenping, current affairs commentator；Prof. Martin John Smith, Head of the Department of Politics a University of York；Dr.George Tzogopoulos, senior research fellow of International center for European Studies