The Spanish Justice Minister Rafael Catala, warns the government of the region of Catalonia, northeastern Spain, who could face the Article 155 of the Constitution, if it insists on its independence project move forward.
While the minister has expressed confident that “the common sense of the Catalans and institutions of Catalonia” will not allow to be reached “a situation of crisis and conflict,” if Catalan government Artur Mas unilaterally declare independence, will resort to the Constitutional Court (TC).
“Our diagnosis says this is the result of design and not a few the majority of the Catalan people, “says Catala on recent surveys independence.
Y- aggregate in the case who violate the decisions of the high court and go ahead,” is there where there may be crimes of disobedience and transgression “and the central government of Mariano Rajoy apply Article 155 allows” force “an autonomous government to” forced compliance with its obligations. “
According to the holder Justice, Article provides a mechanism to ensure this compliance obligations when an institutional conflict occurs. Although “it is in force and be implemented, it has never been done”, so make use of this provision is a “theoretical and maximum scenario.”
As for the unitary list that aims to train But to stand in the next elections, Catala has referred to recent surveys and has said he does not believe “will be a majority in favor of independence” nor that the list will only get “sufficient for a majority action to that effect.”
“Our diagnosis says this design is the result of a few and not the majority of the Catalan people “ says.
On Friday, Mariano Rajoy said that “there will be elections to the Parliament of Catalonia but there will be elections as a plebiscite was never a referendum (in reference to the elections on November 9, 2014)”.
President the Government of Spain and answering the January announcement by the president of the Generalitat to held on September 27 early elections in this region in order to “bring the process to sovereignty victory. “
In this regard, Catalá mentioned the symbolic sovereignty referendum held on 9 November. “It was a process that began in a constitutional challenge. And that’s what caused that criminal proceedings for disobedience to the mandates of TC, by the Prosecutor interpose,” he explained.
The Spanish government has been widely criticized for his performance against the rise of Catalan separatism, since 2012, both by the separatists who accuse him of not respecting his “right to decide” or right to self-determination as the centralists and unionists, who blamed inaction or warmth against the challenge of secessionism.
Catalan independence project gained momentum with a mass demonstration in Barcelona in September 2012, and reached its climax on November 9, when an informal referendum brought together 2.3 million people to vote in favor of independence.
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