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28-Oct-20: '21 pro-indy businesspeople arrested in Spanish police operation'
ACN | Barcelona28 October 2020 07:08 PM
Spain’s Guardia Civil carried out an operation including 31 searches of people mostly linked to the two governing pro-independence parties. 21 people are under investigation for misuse of public funds, money laundering and breach of official duty
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