They were jailed after failed 2017 independence bid.
Nine people jailed in Spain after Catalonia's failed attempt to become independent in 2017 have been pardoned.
The country's Prime Minister says he hopes the decision to release them will help "build new bridges".
The former Catalan vice-president was sentenced to 13 years for sedition and misuse of public funds.
Spain pardons jailed Catalan separatist leaders https://t.co/JnJMuKoI4F pic.twitter.com/B61oPYl2uC
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 22, 2021

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