Catalan leader accuses Spain of violating constitution
Puigdemont insists in written submission to Senate that taking over powers was an "affront" to Spain's constitution
Catalonia's secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont.PHOTO: REUTERS
MADRID:
Catalonia's secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont accused Madrid Thursday of violating the Spanish constitution by threatening to seize the region's powers to thwart an independence push.
Catalan separatists vow 'civil disobedience' in standoff with Madrid
Just a day before Spanish senators were set to pass measures to remove Catalonia's independence-seeking leadership, Puigdemont insisted in a written submission to the Senate that taking over powers from the semi-autonomous region was an "affront" to Spain's constitution.
Catalonia's secessionist leader Carles Puigdemont accused Madrid Thursday of violating the Spanish constitution by threatening to seize the region's powers to thwart an independence push.
Catalan separatists vow 'civil disobedience' in standoff with Madrid
Just a day before Spanish senators were set to pass measures to remove Catalonia's independence-seeking leadership, Puigdemont insisted in a written submission to the Senate that taking over powers from the semi-autonomous region was an "affront" to Spain's constitution.