19-Feb-19 TV News in 100 Seconds: ‘Turull and Romeva defend referendum in trial’

The independence trial continued today with two key testimonies: the Catalan government spokesperson and the foreign affairs minister from the 2017 referendum, now in jail. Turull stressed that pro-independence parties followed the will of the people, and Romeva said that no international treaties forbid self-determination. Meanwhile, the Catalan government has suspended its public agenda for Thursday, coinciding with a general strike against the independence trial. Opposition parties accused the executive of not dealing with society’s problems, and urged them to put forward the spending plan for this year. / ACN

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First published: February 19, 2019 08:18 PM