Day 21 of the Catalan trial: morning session highlights

<p><span>“I saw how people wanted to break into the building. The gates were made of iron and wood, but they were collapsing. Police officers had to hold them up,” a Guardia Civil officer told the Supreme Court on Monday, while testifying in the trial of Catalan independence leaders.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>The officer described the scenes outside the Catalan finance ministry, where police were conducting a raid to halt the preparations for the October 1 independence referendum, saying: "It was crazy to see people standing on police cars."</span></p> <p>Learn more <a href="../../../../../catalan-trial/item/protesters-tried-to-break-into-finance-ministry-during-raids-says-police-officer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> / ACN

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First published: March 25, 2019 03:10 PM