jordi sànchez and jordi cuixart —leaders of anc and òmnium cultural— and the mossos d'esquadra major josep lluís trapero álvarez have been accused of sedition, a felony regulated by the article 544 and subsequents of the spanish criminal code, for allegedly encouraging protesters to hinder the spanish police raids to dismantle the framework of the referendum. sànchez and cuixart have been provisionally put into jail without bail pending the investigation.