madrid spanish judge thursday free bail catalan parliament speaker four lawmakers authorities continue investigate roles catalonia ban independence drive supreme court summon answer charge rebellion enable oct. 27 declaration independence prompt spanish government dissolve catalan parliament sack regional administration speaker carme forcadell transfer alcala meco prison outside madrid keep pay 150,000-euro bail court source say four lawmakers must pay bail 25,000 euros fifth release without bail judge pablo llarena write thursday rule accuse ... express either renounce future political activity remain active future renounce action outside constitutional framework judge decision reject prosecutors request jail give separatists whose leader carles puigdemont go self-imposed exile belgium last week breathe space low court steadily tighten legal noose eight former members catalan government leaders two main pro-independence grassroots group remain custody await trial high court charge rebellion sedition thursday high court reject appeal present lawyers release court spokeswoman say high court last week issue arrest warrant rebellion charge puigdemont former regional government president four former members cabinet brussels rule puigdemont tweet carme forcadell spend night prison allow democratic debate allow speak vote spanish democracy catalan independence push deeply divide spain drag bad political crisis since return democracy four decades ago fuel anti-spanish sentiment catalonia nationalist tendencies elsewhere struggle also divide catalonia crack begin appear within pro-independence movement tuesday puigdemont pdecat party fail agree unite ticket contest regional election another secessionist party make difficult pro-independence camp govern catalonia vote press ahead bid split spain spanish prime minister mariano rajoy call election follow independence declaration constitutional court rule constitution forcadell early tell supreme court declaration legally bind accord court source comment could undermine secessionist push time describe rajoy action coup attack democracy supreme court thursday take soft tone high court rule jail former government members citizens support idea independence legitimate judge llarena write add exclude accuse aspire gain independence legal mean supreme court decide thursday take two case forcadell lawmakers currently oversee catalan court suggest judge look centralize legal proceed involve independence vote one roof supreme court handle case defendants parliamentary immunity legal power also take spanish high court case involve government members far make statement intentions spanish supreme court free catalan parliament speaker bail