'Referendum mutated into major political protest,' says Santi VilaYour browser does not support the video element<p>"[When Spain banned it], the vote clearly mutated into a major political protest. It made sense, but I personally never again recognized it as a referendum," said former Catalan business minister, Santi Vila, while testifying in Spain's Suprmre Court. </p> / ACNshareACNFirst published: February 21, 2019 12:43 PM