| Author: Elpais.com.co l AFP
The Spanish Constitutional Court declared this illegal Thursday symbolic vote on independence held on November 9, 2014 in the region of Catalonia, whose organization triggered a judicial inquiry into the Catalan President Artur Mas.
Its executive promoted this vote without any legal status even though the Constitutional Court claimed his interim at the request of Spanish conservative government suspension. 2.3 million people participated and 1.9 voted for independence on a total census of 6.3 million people.
After studying the merits of the case, the high court declared unconstitutional the query because “an autonomous community can not convene or perform actions (. ..) to sponsor the call for a referendum, although no referendary, overflowing the scope of the powers “.
This statement may affect the judicial process initiated by the prosecution against ‘Mas’ and two members of his government, accusing them of disobedience, prevarication, embezzlement of public funds and usurpation boost function that vote.
Discarded an agreement with Madrid to hold a referendum, and l Catalan president plans to convene regional elections on September 27 you want to convert into a plebiscite on secession of this rich region of northeastern Spain.
If independence parties gain absolute majority in these elections, ‘Mas’ promised to implement a plan to achieve separation of Catalonia in 18 months.
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