Trial of a former president Catalan between separatist protests – Clarín.com

Forty thousand pro-independence mobilized with great enthusiasm to clothe Artur Mas, the president of the government (Generalitat) of Catalonia and leader of the nationalism, moderate pujolista. A court initiated process today, next to two high figures of their former government, for "grave disobedience" and transgression, and by organizing a referendum symbolic on independence that took place on 9 November 2014.

But there was cheered by the crowd with slogans in favour of secession, the Catalan of Spain and claim their right to vote to express the will of the people on the independence. At all times lived an atmosphere of joy but also of great tension following the failure of the attempts of the parties separatists who control the Parliament and the local Executive. The separatists have reiterated their position to call a referendum in favor of independence, whether or not authorized by the Spanish government.

The purpose of independence is to promote the organization, already prepared, of a Catalan Republic, a Constitution and a series of initiatives to develop institutions and services such as Finance, which would be responsible for raising the taxes of the new independent government. The government and the main parties are opposed to what they consider to be a violation of the democratic Constitution of 1978, which declares the territorial integrity of Spain and does not authorize any referendum for independence reserved to the catalans.

The initiatives of Artur Mas and his party, Convergence -now Democratic Party – assumed by the Catalan Parliament have put in place resources of the government of Mariano Rajoy, supported by other major parties, to the Constitutional Court. The High Court declared illegal by these initiatives and promised to take sanctions against officials who disobey their mandates.

Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, force mayorítaria of the secessionist, that increases his popularity, he appeared along with the Democratic Party, that comes losing flow and anti-capitalist radicals of the CUP. The representatives of these three parties constitute the authorities of the Generalitat. In the last elections in the autonomous region, which elected the current Parliament, the independents amounted to a little less than 48% of the vote total while the rest that were opposed to secession, reached 52% of the vote.

still, the independence party, controlled the majority, and considered that this situation empowers democratically to carry forward the process of republican constitution. In the consultation organized by Artur Mas attended by more than two million people, but there were no registers and the process was precarious.

The government not only declared illegal the query but initiated legal actions for "serious disobedience" the president of the Generalitat of then, Artur Mas and two high figures of his government.

The territorial conflict with Catalonia has been accelerated these past nine years. Now, the separatists believe that it has reached a point of no return and it is necessary to shorten the time. The more drastic measures would begin to be applied starting next march. The trial that began yesterday marks the start of an intense political mobilization and popular in favor of the stages, to promote secession. The Friday ended the legal procedure, and the three defendants contended that, if the court declares them guilty, and disqualifies them for public office, recourse to the European Court of Human Rights.