Spain sees signs of Catalan police sedition

epa06270580 Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont (R) chairs the Catalan Government's weekly meeting next to Vice-President Oriol Junqueras (L) in Barcelona, Spain, 17 October 2017, two days before the expiring date the central Government has given to Puigdemont to clarify if he has declared independence or not. The Spanish central Government demanded Puigdemont to clarify if he had declared independence or not last 10 October 2017. According to Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, if Puigdemont does not clarify if he declared independence or not before the end of 19 October 2017, the Spanish Government will decide if they resort to article 155 from the Spanish Constitution to suspend Catalonia's autonomy. EPA-EFE/ANDREU DALMAU

Bloomberg

Spain’s National Court ordered the Catalan police chief to surrender his passport after finding evidence that his force spied on its rivals in Madrid. A judge in the Spanish capital told Josep Lluis Trapero to report back to the court every two weeks, citing evidence that the Catalan police force, known as the Mossos d’Esquadra, may have conducted counter-intelligence operations against officers from Madrid tracking the campaign for Catalan independence. The regional government was supposed to meet on Tuesday in Barcelona to consider its options with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy threatening to seize direct control of Catalonia unless President Carles Puigdemont drops his demands for secession.
“We are looking at very serious facts which on the face of it could characterize the crime of sedition,” Investigative Magistrate Carmen Lamela said in
her ruling on Monday. The investigation is looking at “the broader context of separatists’ strategic actions,” she added.

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