BARCELONA, Spain — Catalonia’s leader Carles Puigdemont warns Thursday that the crisis over his drive for independence will escalate if Spain follows through on its vow to suspend the region’s autonomy.
The government “will create an even more serious, extraordinary situation by seizing Catalonia’s political autonomy,” he writes in a letter to the Spanish senate.
The senate is poised to approve measures on Friday to take away Catalonia’s powers.
Puigdemont says that would be an “affront” to Spain’s constitution.
In the senate, the central government is preparing to invoke the never-before-used Article 155 of the constitution which allows it to intervene in Catalonia. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative government plans to use this article to strip Puigdemont and the rest of his executive of their political powers. It also plans to take control of Catalonia’s regional police force, public broadcaster and parliament.
— AFP
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