(AP Photo)MADRID: Spain's control over Catalonia will be tested on Monday when politicians and civil servants return to work amid uncertainty over whether they will accept direct rule imposed by the central government to stop the region's independence bid. (Reuters video)Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy assumed direct control of the region on Friday. The main civic group behind the pro-independence campaign have called for widespread civil disobedience and have given detailed instructions to the around 200,000 civil servants working for the Catalan region of how they should behave. pic.twitter.com/ojIHAkk49i — Help Catalonia (@CataloniaHelp2) October 30, 2017La Vanguardia newspaper said on Sunday members of the Catalan cabinet had left their offices, which were now under the central government's effective control. Several Spanish ministers said at the weekend they were convinced civil servants would obey orders and reminded that those who did not could lose their job.

Source: Bangkok Post October 30, 2017 07:44 UTC