Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy sacked Puigdemont and his government on Friday, hours after the Catalan parliament made a unilateral declaration of independence - a vote boycotted by the opposition and declared illegal by Spanish courts. Puigdemont and his former team were summoned by the High Court while Forcadell and the other lawmakers were summoned by the Supreme Court. The courts have already told the Catalan secessionist leaders to deposit 6.2 million euros ($7.2 million) by Friday to cover potential liabilities. Puigdemont said on Tuesday he would only go back to Spain when given unspecified “guarantees” by the Spanish government. Two recent opinion polls showed support for independence may have started to wane.

Source: bd News24 November 02, 2017 06:33 UTC