BARCELONA: A far-left Catalan party on Monday threatened “massive civil disobedience” if Spain dismisses the region’s government to stave off its threat to declare independence. AdvertisementsThe Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) party denounced Madrid’s plans as the “biggest aggression” against the Catalan people since the Franco dictatorship. “This aggression will receive a response in the form of massive civil disobedience,” said the party, a key regional power broker, in a statement. Potential scenarios include Catalan police and civil servants refusing to obey orders from central authorities. Independence supporters may also seek to scupper Madrid’s plans through acts of civil disobedience such as surrounding regional ministries.

Source: Manila Times October 23, 2017 09:00 UTC