Public prosecutors in Spain are expecting to press charges against
the president of Catalonia, Artur Mas, in the coming days after he held a vote on secession from Spain in defiance of a court injunction, court sources have said.
The symbolic referendum, in which 2 million people voted, was
described as “a deep failure” by Spain’s prime minister, Mariano Rajoy,
on Wednesday.
Alicia Sánchez-Camacho, the head of the People’s party in Catalonia,
said on Tuesday that the charges against Mas were “practically finished”
and were expected to include disobeying a court order and misuse of
government funds. Sánchez-Camacho said that Mas “had crossed a red
line”.
The Catalan
president, Artur Mas, may be facing charges after defying a court
injunction and holding a regional vote on secession from Spain.
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