sarah morris joins us from adjourned. the judge in brussels is hearing arguments behind closed doors from prosecutors and defense lawyers in what could be a long courtroom battle. >> that is right. there is some ignorant nation -- indignation in spain that this will not be a simimple processs. many commentators s say a europn arrest warrant should be simple between european union partners. newspaper is carrying the belgium would treat him like a v.i.p. fugitive and they have said they have document sent by the spanish court requesting information about the state of the prisons, including the quality of the food,d,or peoplee in custotody. they say they have had a document sent back to o the court that it meets all l of the e european agreemes signed. anchor: this friday does mark the deadline for the application for the december 21 election. tell us what is h happening the. >> that is rightht. the ousted catalog president wanted -- catalog president wanted all the parties to stand on the list from 2015. the left-wing indep

anchor: thank you, sarah morris in madrid. in france, prosecutors are appealing the verdict in the closely watched terror trial. he was sentenced to over 20 years in jail over ties the cleared of having a direct role in his younger brother's deadly attacks. a a shootingent on spree killing three jewish schoolchildren, a rabbi, and three soldiers. the shootings marked the first of what became a wave of attacks in france perpetrated by homegrown jihadists. for more on this, i'm joined in the studio. you were at t the courthouse yesterday when the verdict came in. now we have state prosecutors say they are going to appeal it. >> the state prosecutors are going to appeal both verdicts against both men who are on trial. state prosecutor has not wasted time. they have 10 days by law to decide whether or not to appeal. they have acted quickly because the verdict was handed down last night. the not guilty verdict was a disappointment for the state prosecution. it was seen as a fail on their part. it was also a disappointment for the f

sarah morris is in barcelona. she tells us what could happen to puigdemont on thursday. sarah: if he does appear, he could be remanded in custody, because the judge might continue he is a flight risk or could seek to hide evidence. what happened to those two independence activists as they remanded in custody. of course, if he does not turn up, there is also a risk that he is served an arrest wanted to appear before the court for questioning. that way, he could also be arrested. really, the big question is, what does he intend to do? where is he? is he still in belgium? he was folollowed yesterday by reporters into a taxi. the texas driver said he was headed for the airport. but we know that three of his ministers who were in that press conference in brussels seem to the airport,t including the interior minister. carles puigdemont has not been seen at barcelona airport. we do not know his whereabouts. as far as the comments in brussels -- his lawyer has been making comments to the media in belgium, which have been picked up widely by the spanish press,, saying that he deci

could face thirty years in jail if he is extradited to spain other aspect to sarah morris in madrid. bbc does try can in october just stuff today. and move october referendum when people came out to protest the police violence that had a much knowledge of takeout but today. i the electricity power for instance was running normally and that's it find that those for traci. i like the call make his in catalonia say at. i was able running normally we still major disruption on the train and talk to the trains particularly in general now and later this evening. apple also known the sound says train station links are the high speed train between barcelona amid trade. and students basically job tom to the tracks to stop trains from running that school was about eight thousand passengers to be disrupted. since being majorly arab disruption to robinson trains are but that should be about eighty five percent in the shops in barcelona. row were running normally and that that the public works minister in you gordon a sanders said that base wa. a major rally sarah in catalonia outside the governme

earlier this week spain's constitutional court ruled the catalan drive independence was illegal sarah morris is in madrid with more. on today in cour. well we still questioning all day in court it was a closed door hearing but judicial sourceses people. insight that cool rumor being saying either to the surprise of the day was that come before it could ban and the other members. of began saying that the declaration of independence a was purely symbolic and that's and not just that they began answering questions of the public prosecutors. are those eight members of the former catalon government in the high court o only answed questions of that lawyers. and insisted that republic of catalonia and is still violate are they you earn of members of the parliament and maybe hoping that they can get. on. love released on billy bailey at least even if the charges right no others a one of them a left wing in and pay him voted against independence. but how which with the vote in the parliament he said he could before your conditions and the second one whom. i was of in the court today we understand i s

little earlier on this evening i spoke to sarah morris she's our correspondent in madrid. on that decision by spain to issue an international arrest warrant for carla's personal. the first step that will happen is that there will be a european arrest warrant and an international arrest warrant. either didn't did that she's in case he decides to meet belgigium ad go to another countryry hard the police in spain will send not so the two. . are dead belgian court lakes and then add to that a b belgian coolol. and. then wee a also put schuman explained t that kind of pushed mom would have to. i can next bats warrant show going t t the couourt himsef and that it could be. a delay said dad reno you approached him on that he could. spanish justice system he doesn't think it is impartial he thinks it's politicized are but the jump shot tonight its hearing that warrent says that. he needs to come to spain to face those charges of sedition of rebellion of embezzling public money she said that. he ignored the constitutional court orders that the referendum or photobucket first was il