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The Constitutional Court of Spain suspended the resolution on the proclamation of the independence of Catalonia, reports Reuters. The Constitutional Court adopted the petition of the Spanish government against the decision of the Catalan parliament, thereby the operation of the resolution is automatically suspended.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Spain accepted to consider the charges of rebellion and embezzlement, put forward against the speaker of the Catalonia Parliament Karme Forkadel and five other deputies.
Meanwhile, the head of the Zeneralitat (Government) of Catalonia, Carles Puchdemon, stated at a press conference in Brussels that Spain has launched an aggressive campaign against the Catalan people, BBC reports . According to the former Catalan leader, the Spanish court has no reason to initiate the case against him and its ministers.
At the same time, Puchemon said that he was not going to ask Belgium to provide him with political asylum. Puchdemon said that he arrived in Brussels, "because it is the capital of Europe" and because here he can "act in conditions of greater freedom and security."
On October 27, the Catalonia Parliament 70 votes against 10 with 2 abstained and 53 boycotting votes adopted the independence of the region. Immediately after this, the government in Madrid from the sanction of the Senate of Spain in accordance with Article 155 of the Constitution of the country dismissed the Catalan parliament and Zeneralitat .
I.O. The heads of Catalonia for the period before the extraordinary elections scheduled for December 21, the Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Sorah Saras de Santamaria was appointed . Zenerallit agreed to convey the affairs of the temporary external administration. At the same time, Puchdemon refused to recognize Madrid's decision in his video message called on fellow countrymen to resist the "peaceful and civilized way."
On Sunday in Barcelona, there was a thousands of demonstration against the separation of Catalonia from Spain. According to the organizers, the action collected more than 1 million participants. According to the last survey, the separatists will lose in the Extraordinary Elections to the Catalonia Parliament, although the difference between them and opponents will be very insignificant. The intention to vote for independence supporters expressed 42.5 percent of voters, for opponents - 43.4 percent.
On Monday, the Provisional Administration of Catalonia, appointed by Madrid, assured that it would be as possible to refrain from interference in the internal affairs of the region. On the same day, Puchdemon and several officials of Zeneralitat arrived in Brussels .