The Catalan Labyrinth

... prosecute mayors who supported the referendum (out of 948 mayors, over 700 favored the referendum, but they governed no more than 40% of Catalonia’s territory). Similar measures were applied to 19 leaders of the Catalan autonomy, in particular, to Carles Puigdemont, head of the Generalitat . The elections committee was dissolved and several voting stations were closed and sealed up. Offices of the Generalitat , enterprises and private houses were searched; ballot boxes and propaganda materials were confiscated. Courts, the Attorney General, ...