Catalan leader declines to speak at Spanish Senate
26 Oct 2017 10:55 PM IST
Madrid: Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont rejected the opportunity on Wednesday to speak at the Spanish Senate on
Thursday to present his case over the application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution.
The confirmation of his non-appearance was given by Carme Forcadell, the President of the Catalan Parliament,
who explained it was impossible for Puigdemont to be Madrid at the 17:00 time offered to him by the Senate as the Catalan Parliament was due to hold a session beginning an hour earlier, Xinhua news agency reported.
Puigdemont had been offered the chance to "debate" with the Spanish government the implementation of the article which when approved on
Friday will see him and his government sacked and direct control from Madrid imposed on key Catalan institutions, such as the Mossos d'Esquadra (police), Treasury and regional TV network, TV3.
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