దిల్లీ ధర్మపోరాట దీక్షలో మాట్లాడుతున్న చంద్రబాబు
హోదా ఇస్తామని మోసం చేశారు: చంద్రబాబు
భాజపా పాలనలో ఈశాన్య రాష్ట్రాల ప్రజలు తిరగబడుతున్నారని చంద్రబాబు దుయ్యబట్టారు. తమిళనాడు రాజకీయాల్లో జోక్యం చేసుకుని ఇబ్బందులు పెట్టారని... జమ్మూకశ్మీర్ ప్రజల మధ్య విద్వేషాలు సృష్టించారని ఆరోపించారు.
దిల్లీ ధర్మపోరాట దీక్షలో మాట్లాడుతున్న చంద్రబాబు
దిల్లీ ధర్మపోరాట దీక్షలో మాట్లాడుతున్న చంద్రబాబు
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY
SHOTLIST:
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 10 February 2019
1. Close of sign hanging on statue flapping in the wind that reads on one side "Fake Justice" and on other "Self-determination is a right, not a crime"
2. Wide of statue and people at park
3. Wide of building
4. Close of "Estelada" Catalonia independence flag hanging on building
5. More flags and banners in support of independence, one reads "Freedom for Political Prisoners"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
ARCHIVE - Madrid - 23 March 2018
6. Various of Catalan politicians Jordi Turull and Josep Rull arriving at court
7. Politicians Carme Forcadell, Raul Romeva and Dolors Bassa entering court
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 31 January 2019
8 . SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ernesto Pascual, Professor of political science and constitutional law at the Open University of Catalonia:
"In the Spanish penal code there is sedition or rebellion: sedition is without violence, rebellion is with violence. The argument by the prosecution is that there was violence, this violence was not merely physical, the prosecution went a bit further and said that it is an entire environment to violate the state and the foundations of the state. This is where the defendant's lawyers base their argument of saying it is an unfair trial in the sense that there was no violence, and if there was violence it was by the state's security forces and not by the independence leaders. The trial's verdict will circle around this issue, whether there was violence or whether there was no violence. And this is where there are big differences in the narratives."
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Madrid - 30 January 2019
9. Exteriors of the Supreme Court
10. Close of Spanish flag
11. Close of letters reading: "Supreme Court"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Madrid - 29 January 2019
12. Pedro Fernandez, lawyer for Vox party, acting as the popular prosecution (there is also the public prosecutor on behalf of general interest and the state attorney, whose client is the government)
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pedro Fernandez, Lawyer for Vox party:
"It is clear that what we are looking for is that the accused are found guilty, and that they are given the highest prison sentences possible. And above all to send a message to all the separatist political parties that they cannot organise a coup d'etat in Spain and get away with it."
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 10 February 2019
14. Wide of Arch of Triumph
15. People walking past a garbage bin that reads "Vox"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 29 January 2019
16. Wide of banner featuring the faces of the defendants
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 31 January 2019
17. Wide of defence lawyer Jordi Pina
18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jordi Pina, Lawyer for defendants Jordi Sanchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull:
"Here they are accusing our clients of a crime of rebellion when they didn't go out on the streets with tanks, or in uniforms or with weapons. The only thing they did was to allow ordinary citizens who wanted to take a ballot and put it in a ballot box. It is as serious as that!"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 30 January 2019
19. Exterior of Catalonia regional government palace with banner that reads: "Free political prisoners and exiles"
20. Mid of person entering palace
21. Wide of Catalonia regional government president Quim Torra standing next to the defendants' relatives and other supporters applauding after a ceremony to mark their support for the jailed separatists
22. SOUNDBITE (Catalan) Meritxell Lluis, wife of Josep Rull and president of the Catalan Association for Civil Rights:
"I repeat, they (jailed separatists including her husband) are anxious for the trial to start so they can explain themselves. They are looking forward for this farce (refers to trial) to start and end once and for all. They are strong and firm and convinced and will not give up the freedom they want for the people (of Catalonia)."
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 10 February 2019
23. Various of "Estelada" Catalonia independence flags hanging from windows of residential building
STORYLINE:
Spain is bracing itself for the nation's most sensitive trial in four decades of democracy this week, with a dozen Catalan separatists facing charges including rebellion in a failed secession bid in 2017.
The proceedings, which begin on Tuesday, will be broadcast live on television and all eyes will be focused on the impartiality of the Spanish Supreme Court.
Catalonia's separatists have attacked the court's credibility in the run-up to the trial, saying it is a puppet of the Spanish government and any ruling will be a political one that has been decided in advance.
But the President of the Supreme Court dismissed that claim, saying the trial is the most important since Spain's transition to democracy in 1977 after the death of dictator General Francisco Franco.
The outcome of the trial will reverberate beyond the political crisis in Catalonia, with the Supreme Court's integrity at stake.
Spanish authorities say that the separatists are guaranteed a fair trial by the very democracy founded on the rule of law that they allegedly violated.
Ten politicians and two activists are being tried for their roles in holding an independence referendum on October 1, 2017 after ignoring a ban by the country's Constitutional Court, and for the subsequent declaration of independence 26 days later despite more warnings from authorities.
The conflict with Catalonia has been festering ever since, with a regional election on December 21, 2017 showing that the 7.5 million residents of Catalonia remain equally divided by the secession question.
Former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras faces the longest possible sentence of 25 years for rebellion. Junqueras and eight other defendants have spent over a year in pre-trial custody because they were considered to be flight risks.
Junqueras' boss, former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, and seven associates fled Spain to other European countries and have succeeded in avoiding extradition.
Proceedings are likely to last for at least three months. The verdicts, and any sentences, would be delivered months later.
More than 500 witnesses have been called to testify in court, including former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Catalan and central government officials, police officers and ordinary citizens.
The charge of rebellion will hinge on whether the prosecution can establish that the separatists employed violence during the breakaway attempt. They also face charges of sedition, which does not imply violence, as well as disobedience, and the misuse of public funds.
One of the issues that is raising eyebrows in this case is the fact that the new far-right Vox political party sits in the prosecution bench.
Vox is acting as the "popular prosecution," a peculiarity of Spanish law which allows individuals or entities to take part in certain criminal cases even when they have not been directly harmed by the accused.
Vox joins the two other prosecutors in the case: the public prosecutor, on behalf of the general interest, and the state attorney, whose client is the government.
Defendants also strongly deny accusations of a coup d'etat, arguing they acted democratically and peacefully.
Politically, the stakes are high. A harsh sentence would further alienate many Catalans, possibly even some who have not been seduced by the idea of independence. The start of the trial coincides with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez needing the support of Catalan separatist parties to pass his national budget.
Given that Europe will be closely observing the case, Sanchez paid a visit last week to the European Council and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. The case could eventually end up at that European court on appeal.
Meanwhile, relatives of the jailed separatists are anxious for the trial to begin.
"They are strong and firm and convinced," said Meritxell Lluis, wife of jailed Josep Rull. "And (they) will not give up the freedom they want for the people."
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SHOTLIST:
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 10 February 2019
1. Close of sign hanging on statue flapping in the wind that reads on one side "Fake Justice" and on other "Self-determination is a right, not a crime"
2. Wide of statue and people at park
3. Wide of building
4. Close of "Estelada" Catalonia independence flag hanging on building
5. More flags and banners in support of independence, one reads "Freedom for Political Prisoners"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
ARCHIVE - Madrid - 23 March 2018
6. Various of Catalan politicians Jordi Turull and Josep Rull arriving at court
7. Politicians Carme Forcadell, Raul Romeva and Dolors Bassa entering court
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 31 January 2019
8 . SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Ernesto Pascual, Professor of political science and constitutional law at the Open University of Catalonia:
"In the Spanish penal code there is sedition or rebellion: sedition is without violence, rebellion is with violence. The argument by the prosecution is that there was violence, this violence was not merely physical, the prosecution went a bit further and said that it is an entire environment to violate the state and the foundations of the state. This is where the defendant's lawyers base their argument of saying it is an unfair trial in the sense that there was no violence, and if there was violence it was by the state's security forces and not by the independence leaders. The trial's verdict will circle around this issue, whether there was violence or whether there was no violence. And this is where there are big differences in the narratives."
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Madrid - 30 January 2019
9. Exteriors of the Supreme Court
10. Close of Spanish flag
11. Close of letters reading: "Supreme Court"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Madrid - 29 January 2019
12. Pedro Fernandez, lawyer for Vox party, acting as the popular prosecution (there is also the public prosecutor on behalf of general interest and the state attorney, whose client is the government)
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pedro Fernandez, Lawyer for Vox party:
"It is clear that what we are looking for is that the accused are found guilty, and that they are given the highest prison sentences possible. And above all to send a message to all the separatist political parties that they cannot organise a coup d'etat in Spain and get away with it."
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 10 February 2019
14. Wide of Arch of Triumph
15. People walking past a garbage bin that reads "Vox"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 29 January 2019
16. Wide of banner featuring the faces of the defendants
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 31 January 2019
17. Wide of defence lawyer Jordi Pina
18. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jordi Pina, Lawyer for defendants Jordi Sanchez, Jordi Turull and Josep Rull:
"Here they are accusing our clients of a crime of rebellion when they didn't go out on the streets with tanks, or in uniforms or with weapons. The only thing they did was to allow ordinary citizens who wanted to take a ballot and put it in a ballot box. It is as serious as that!"
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 30 January 2019
19. Exterior of Catalonia regional government palace with banner that reads: "Free political prisoners and exiles"
20. Mid of person entering palace
21. Wide of Catalonia regional government president Quim Torra standing next to the defendants' relatives and other supporters applauding after a ceremony to mark their support for the jailed separatists
22. SOUNDBITE (Catalan) Meritxell Lluis, wife of Josep Rull and president of the Catalan Association for Civil Rights:
"I repeat, they (jailed separatists including her husband) are anxious for the trial to start so they can explain themselves. They are looking forward for this farce (refers to trial) to start and end once and for all. They are strong and firm and convinced and will not give up the freedom they want for the people (of Catalonia)."
ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLY
Barcelona - 10 February 2019
23. Various of "Estelada" Catalonia independence flags hanging from windows of residential building
STORYLINE:
Spain is bracing itself for the nation's most sensitive trial in four decades of democracy this week, with a dozen Catalan separatists facing charges including rebellion in a failed secession bid in 2017.
The proceedings, which begin on Tuesday, will be broadcast live on television and all eyes will be focused on the impartiality of the Spanish Supreme Court.
Catalonia's separatists have attacked the court's credibility in the run-up to the trial, saying it is a puppet of the Spanish government and any ruling will be a political one that has been decided in advance.
But the President of the Supreme Court dismissed that claim, saying the trial is the most important since Spain's transition to democracy in 1977 after the death of dictator General Francisco Franco.
The outcome of the trial will reverberate beyond the political crisis in Catalonia, with the Supreme Court's integrity at stake.
Spanish authorities say that the separatists are guaranteed a fair trial by the very democracy founded on the rule of law that they allegedly violated.
Ten politicians and two activists are being tried for their roles in holding an independence referendum on October 1, 2017 after ignoring a ban by the country's Constitutional Court, and for the subsequent declaration of independence 26 days later despite more warnings from authorities.
The conflict with Catalonia has been festering ever since, with a regional election on December 21, 2017 showing that the 7.5 million residents of Catalonia remain equally divided by the secession question.
Former Catalan vice president Oriol Junqueras faces the longest possible sentence of 25 years for rebellion. Junqueras and eight other defendants have spent over a year in pre-trial custody because they were considered to be flight risks.
Junqueras' boss, former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, and seven associates fled Spain to other European countries and have succeeded in avoiding extradition.
Proceedings are likely to last for at least three months. The verdicts, and any sentences, would be delivered months later.
More than 500 witnesses have been called to testify in court, including former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Catalan and central government officials, police officers and ordinary citizens.
The charge of rebellion will hinge on whether the prosecution can establish that the separatists employed violence during the breakaway attempt. They also face charges of sedition, which does not imply violence, as well as disobedience, and the misuse of public funds.
One of the issues that is raising eyebrows in this case is the fact that the new far-right Vox political party sits in the prosecution bench.
Vox is acting as the "popular prosecution," a peculiarity of Spanish law which allows individuals or entities to take part in certain criminal cases even when they have not been directly harmed by the accused.
Vox joins the two other prosecutors in the case: the public prosecutor, on behalf of the general interest, and the state attorney, whose client is the government.
Defendants also strongly deny accusations of a coup d'etat, arguing they acted democratically and peacefully.
Politically, the stakes are high. A harsh sentence would further alienate many Catalans, possibly even some who have not been seduced by the idea of independence. The start of the trial coincides with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez needing the support of Catalan separatist parties to pass his national budget.
Given that Europe will be closely observing the case, Sanchez paid a visit last week to the European Council and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. The case could eventually end up at that European court on appeal.
Meanwhile, relatives of the jailed separatists are anxious for the trial to begin.
"They are strong and firm and convinced," said Meritxell Lluis, wife of jailed Josep Rull. "And (they) will not give up the freedom they want for the people."
===========================================================
Clients are reminded:
(i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com
(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service
(iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory.
