Catalan rap singer Pablo Hasel looks on at the University of Lleida rectory, after he was sentenced to jail time on charges of glorifying terrorism and insulting the Spanish Crown and state institutions, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lleida, Spain February 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lorena Sopena NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
LLEIDA, Spain (Reuters) - A Spanish rapper sentenced to jail time on charges including insulting the monarchy and praising terrorist groups barricaded himself inside a university in northeastern Spain on Monday with a group of supporters.
Pablo Hasel had until last Friday to surrender and serve his nine-month sentence, which has caused an uproar across Spain and led the government to announce it would ease restrictions on free speech, even if not in his particular case.
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