The Government of Spain has dismissed the authorities of Catalonia

The Spanish government dismissed Zeneralitat (government) and the Catalonia parliament. This was announced by Prime Minister of the country Mariano Rahoy, reports El Pais.

Early elections to the Catalan parliament should take place on December 21. The new convocation of the parliament will have to form the following government of the region.

The head of the Catalan police, Zhuzeppe Lewis Trapeo, was also removed from his post. He is accused of inaction during the riots in Barcelona before the referendum about independence.

Madrid first applied article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, which allows to suspend the autonomy of the region if his leadership "does not fulfill the obligations provided for by the Constitution or other laws, or his actions cause serious damage to national interests."

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Spain intends to transfer to the court a rebellion against the head of the Catalonia of Carles Puchdemon next week, APF reports with reference to the statement of the department. According to the Criminal Code of the Kingdom, the Puchdemone can face up to 30 years in prison.

On the evening of October 27, the Senate of Spain allowed the government to dissolve the Catalan authorities. This happened after the autonomy parliament adopted the Declaration of Independence . “70 deputies voted for”, 10 opposed, two refrained. At the same time, 53 deputies boycotted a vote.

The Constitutional Court of the country gave the Catalan deputies for three days to cancel the adopted declaration.

The EU and the USA did not recognize the independence of Catalonia.

The referendum on the independence of Catalonia took place on October 1. According to the autonomy authorities, more than 90 percent of the voted - 2.26 million people spoke from Spain. The turnout amounted to 42 percent. After the start of the vote, the Spanish security forces began to storm the plots and take the urn from there. Referendum participants were detained and beaten. In some cases, demonstrators were fired by rubber bullets. In total, 844 people suffered from the actions of the security forces, while the police themselves did not interfere with the Catalonia.

According to the Law on the referendum, the deputies of the Autonomy Parliament were to proclaim independence 48 hours after it, but they did not immediately do this. On October 10, Puchdemon called on parliamentarians to postpone the adoption of the Declaration of Independence for several weeks to facilitate negotiations with Brussels and Madrid. The next day, the president and 72 deputies out of 135 signed the declaration , but it did not acquire legal force, since it was not voted in parliament. On October 12, Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rahah called on the leadership of Catalonia for a week to disavow the document . However, the authorities did not do this.

On October 21, the Spanish government held an emergency. According to his results, Raha said that he would invite the country to dissolve the government of Catalonia , dismiss Puchdemon and appoint the Catalan parliament. The Senate of Spain will consider the initiative of the government on October 27. The Prime Minister emphasized that the government does not terminate self-government, but dismisses "people who put it outlawed."

The next day, Puchdemon said that the actions of the Spanish authorities are the most terrible blow to the people of Catalonia since the dictatorship of Francisco Franco . The Spanish government opens against the democratic will of the Catalans and consistently abandons the possibilities for dialogue, he noted.