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Articles tagged with: referendum

08 June 2020 12:22 PM

Former Catalan police chief Josep Lluís Trapero answers questions in the dock during his trial for rebellion (image courtesy of National Court)

10-year prison sentence for sedition requested for former police chief

Prosecutor open to alternative conviction not entailing jail time for Trapero and other police officials during 2017 referendum

Politics

11 March 2020 03:15 PM

Image of Josep Maria Jové, before testifying in court, on March 11, 2020 (by Guillem Roset)

Two senior MP investigated for 2017 referendum reject testifying in court

Josep Maria Jové and Lluís Salvadó were in charge of economy and treasury departments during the independence push

Politics

28 February 2020 11:13 AM

Josep Maria Jové and Lluís Salvadó stand with some colleagues now jailed for their roles in the 2017 independence push (by Pol Solà)

Two pro-independence MPs indicted for referendum roles

Josep Maria Jové and Lluís Salvadó are accused of disobedience, misuse of funds, breach of duty, and revelation of secrets

Catalan Trial

21 February 2020 02:07 PM

President of the Catalan National Assembly, Elisenda Paluzie (by Pilar Tomás)

Pro-independence civic groups to act as private prosecutors in police investigation

Catalan National Assembly and Òmnium Cultural will take part in the case looking into police charges on the day of the 2017 referendum

Society

05 December 2019 08:10 PM

Spanish police officers in Barcelona on October 1, 2017 during the Catalan independence referendum (by Jordi Play)

Police officers seemingly contradict official version of referendum crackdown

Four agents say riot police head gave order to charge at voters, while top officials said no one gave a specific instruction

Politics

29 November 2019 08:26 PM

Former Spanish president Mariano Rajoy upon losing the vote of no confidence (by ACN pool)

Lawyers' group accuses former Spanish officials of crimes against humanity in Hague court

Former president Mariano Rajoy is among politicians in office during 2017 independence bid cited in suit filed in International Criminal Court

Politics

28 November 2019 08:39 PM

Catalan Parliament speaker Roger Torrent meets with Scottish Parliament speaker Ken Macintosh (by Scottish Parliament)

Speaker reports 'concern' of Scottish chamber over Catalan conflict

During Edinburgh visit, Roger Torrent urges Spanish government to "learn" from Scotland's authorized independence bid

Politics

05 November 2019 06:13 PM

Spanish acting president Pedro Sánchez speaks at an official government act (by La Moncloa)

Criticism for Pedro Sánchez's proposals on Catalonia

Acting Spanish president's pledge to return exiled former president to Spain and make referendums illegal elicits disapproval

Politics

13 October 2019 11:47 AM

Protesters in front of Spanish police officers on referendum day (by Carles Palacio)

2017 referendum trial verdict imminent: how we got here

Push for independence has been growing since 2010, with a high-stakes 2017 involving Catalan institutions, civil society, and Spain's government, police and judiciary

Catalan Trial

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