Jordi Sànchez

Jordi Sànchez is a Catalan independence leader and former president of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC). He, along with Oriol Junqueras and Jordi Turull, sought a review by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding their pre-trial detention in Spain related to the 2017 Catalan independence referendum ('procés'). They argued that their political rights were violated. The ECHR initially ruled against them, and recently, a panel of judges in Strasbourg rejected their request for the Grand Chamber to review the case. This decision upholds the ECHR's previous ruling that Spain did not violate their political rights by imposing pre-trial detention. The case remains significant due to its connection to the ongoing debate surrounding Catalan independence and the legal actions taken against its leaders.