Scottish Parliament members accuse Rajoy of “violation of the norms of European democracy”
SNP, Greens, Labour and Liberal Democrat representatives sign a letter to the Spanish president
19 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) sent a letter to the Spanish president, Mariano Rajoy, accusing him of committing “repressive acts against an elected government, media organizations and citizens”, which “are in no way democratic acts.” They refer to the latest actions led by the Spanish executive in the past few weeks to stop the October 1 referendum.
“The recent arrest of a Catalan government director general and a number of government staff was a particular violation of the norms of European democracy,” added the letter. On Wednesday 20, around 20 government buildings were raided and 13 high-ranking officials were arrested. According to the MSPs, legal action against the Catalan executive and mayors “is no way for a democratic European state to act against its own people.”