martes, 14 de marzo de 2017

SPAIN AGAINST THE CATALONIA NATION --- Catalan ex-president Artur Mas barred from holding public office | World news | The Guardian

Catalan ex-president Artur Mas barred from holding public office | World news | The Guardian

 Two-year ban comes with €36,500 fine for disobeying Spanish constitutional court over 2014 independence referendum

 Artur Mas (second right) arrives with colleagues at the supreme court in Madrid.

Artur Mas (centre) arrives with colleagues at the supreme court in Madrid.
Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images

 Supporters of Catalonian independence demonstrate in Barcelona in 2015.
Supporters of Catalonian independence demonstrate in Barcelona in 2015. Photograph: Action Press/Rex Shutterstock

 More than 80% of participants opted for independence, but only 2.3 million of Catalonia’s 5.4 million eligible voters took part.