Former President of the Catalan regional Government Artur Mas, center, waves to the crowd as he arrives next to former Education Minister Irene Rigaua, left, and former Vice President Joana Ortega at the Catalonia’s high court in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Thousands took the streets of Barcelona Monday to accompany the three Catalan politicians as they walked to a high court where they face charges for disobeying a Constitutional order two years ago banning a vote on the region’s independence.