On 16 October 2017, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez were jailed accused of sedition because, allegedly, they organised the demonstrations in front of the Catalan Ministries during the Spanish police raids on 20 September 2017, during the Operation Anubis.
On 16 October 2017, Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez were preventively jailed after the state atorney's accusation of sedition, a crime that has been linked to state persecution. This sedition was allegedly committed when they organised massive and pacific demonstrations in front of several Catalan Ministries during the Spanish police raids on 20 September 2017, part of the Operation Anubis.