Spain’s High Court  announced on that Calalonia’s police and organizers are under investigation for sedition, most notably Catalonia’s regional police, Josep Lluis Trapero. Trapero is being called to testify relation to arrests of high-ranking officials over the organization of a banned independence vote.

The accusations refer to the unrest that broke out after police raided Catalan government offices and arrested officials September 20 to halt a banned October 1 independence referendum . That police action was met with protests, and the Catalan regional police are accused of failing to intervene. Tensions between Spain and the north-eastern Catalonia region continue to increase, days after the referendum.

The vote, which drew a turnout of 42.3 percent of registered voters, was in favor of Independence by a margin of 90 percent to 10. In his first interview since the October 1 referendum, Carles Puigdemo of the Catalonia government, told BBCthat they will declare independence 48 hours after the final votes have been counted.

As carried in JURIST on 5.10.17