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The Prosecutor General of Spain announced the filing of claims against the leadership of Catalonia
Attorney General José Manuel Maza announced on Monday, October 30, the filing of two lawsuits for sedition and embezzlement against the politicians responsible for declaring the independence of Catalonia, reports El Pais.
Lawsuits will be filed against the retired head of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, members of the government and parliament. One of them to the Supreme Court, the second - to the National. The national court will have to consider the case against representatives of the government of Catalonia, who continued to exercise their powers after their official dismissal. In the Supreme Court, the defendants will be representatives of the Parliament of Catalonia, who contributed to the vote on the declaration of independence, RBC clarifies .
Puigdemont and five members of his government plan to apply for political asylum in Belgium, La Sexta TV channel reported .
The Parliament of Catalonia by a majority of votes adopted a resolution that declares the independence of the autonomy from Spain on October 27. In response, Madrid introduced direct control of Catalonia. On October 29, hundreds of thousands of supporters of a united Spain took to the streets of Barcelona under the slogan "We are all Catalans!"
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