Six of the nine Catalan separatist leaders in custody over their role in Catalonias secession bid will be transferred to prisons in the region, Madrid said Monday, signalling a thaw in tensions.
"It is expected that the six accused will between Wednesday and Thursday go to penitentiary centres, dependent on the prison services of the Catalonia government," the interior ministry said in a statement, without giving the names of the separatists concerned.