Spain has moved to crush a plan by secessionist Catalonia to hold a referendum to legalise its independence by arresting officials and seizing referendum materials.

The region’s leader accused Madrid on Wednesday of imposing a “de facto state of emergency”, with the series of measures taken to prevent the independence referendum taking place.

In a speech following the latest move by Madrid — the detention of 13 regional government officials — Carles Puigdemont also claimed the Spanish state had implemented a “de facto suspension of Catalonia’s self-governance” by for instance tightening control over Catalan finances.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy earlier called for calm as protests erupted in Barcelona over the detentions, the reasons of which were not immediately clear though authorities have warned that officials who help stage the referendum could face criminal charges.

The premier called for “a return to normality and a return to common sense because the referendum cannot take place.”

Rajoy also accused Catalonia’s separatist leaders of breaking the law and acting against the Spanish constitution.

Tensions have spiked in Catalonia as regional leaders press ahead with preparations for the October 1 referendum, despite Madrid’s ban and a court ruling deeming it unconstitutional.

Madrid has taken several other steps to prevent the Catalan referendum from going forward, including threatening to arrest mayors who facilitate the vote.

Authorities have also seized items planned for the plebiscite including over 45,000 notifications which were about to be sent to Catalans selected to staff polling stations.

In his speech, Puigdemont accused Madrid of “suspending and repressing” freedoms.

Source: http://www.nan.ng/news/spain-cracks-secessionist-catalonia/

We told IPOB lackeys no government allows secession, they were using Catalonia as an example.

They are intellectually challenged and unenlightened.

maclatunji:
We told IPOB lackeys no government allows secession, they were using Catalonia as an example.

They are intellectually challenged and unenlightened.

You really think unity is by force?

Animals of the zoo never cease to amaze and amuse. No wonder Buhari sent soldier to coarse and kill.

calaway:


You really think unity is by force?

Animals of the zoo never cease to amazeband amuse

Unity is by law. If you break the law, you get hit with legally-backed force.

Make of this what you will.

Of course, profanity is your recourse. You lack understanding and intellectual depth.

maclatunji:
We told IPOB lackeys no government allows secession, they were using Catalonia as an example.

They are intellectually challenged and unenlightened.

see person were dey call others intellectually challenged and unenlightened ?,
No Government allows secession?,
Britain no been give Scotland freedom to hold a referendum?

maclatunji:


Unity is by law. If you break the law, you get hit with legally-backed force.

Make of this what you will.

Of course, profanity is your recourse. You lack understanding and intellectual depth.

legal for that prescribes the killing
of unarmed agitators and some innocents? darkness will eventually give way to light.

they clearly don't need your unity.

maclatunji:


Unity is by law. If you break the law, you get hit with legally-backed force.

Make of this what you will.

Of course, profanity is your recourse. You lack understanding and intellectual depth.

legal force which prescribes the killing
of unarmed agitators and some innocents? darkness will eventually give way to light.

they clearly don't need your unity.

maclatunji:


Unity is by law. If you break the law, you get hit with legally-backed force.

Make of this what you will.

Of course, profanity is your recourse. You lack understanding and intellectual depth.

with this kind of intellectuals, i can see why an ex dictator and human right abuser like Buhari is president.

Pesin were dey claim intellectual talk of legal ,

Soldiers killing unarmed civilians na legal thing,
Soldiers prescribing a group and labelling it terrorists in a democracy Na legal thing,

Soldiers killing a thousand Shittes just because dem accuse them of blocking Buratai convoy, na legal thing,

With this kind of intellectuals, and enlightened,

I can now see the reason this country is backward

Though am not a fan of IPOB, but the answer to secession agitation is never a Military crackdown, cos it will only drive the agitation underground not stamp it out.

But this issue made me realise one thing about majority of this One Nigeria folks.
The same tribalists on here who are the same guys congratulating Buhari for cracking down on IPOB, and preaching about the unity of this country

hungryboy:
see person were dey call others intellectually challenged and unenlightened ?,
No Government allows secession?,
Britain no been give Scotland freedom to hold a referendum?

Impossible for you to understand the difference nah. Scotland was Independent before joining a Union with England which was effectively in control of Wales and Ireland with only Northern Ireland left.

Where was Biafra before the amalgamation of Nigeria you debater with a distorted view bringing irrelevant analogy?

hungryboy:
Though am not a fan of IPOB, but the answer to secession agitation is never a Military crackdown, cos it will only drive the agitation underground not stamp it out.

But this issue made me realise one thing about majority of this One Nigeria folks.
The same tribalists on here who are the same guys congratulating Buhari for cracking down on IPOB, and preaching about the unity of this country

Incoherent jabber.

hungryboy:
with this kind of intellectuals, i can see why an ex dictator and human right abuser like Buhari is president.

Pesin were dey claim intellectual talk of legal ,

Soldiers killing unarmed civilians na legal thing,
Soldiers prescribing a group and labelling it terrorists in a democracy Na legal thing,

Soldiers killing a thousand Shittes just because dem accuse them of blocking Buratai convoy, na legal thing,

With this kind of intellectuals, and enlightened,

I can now see the reason this country is backward

What you fail to realize is that it is a lot more difficult to bring government across the world to book for any perceived crimes of its agents.

Only a slowpoke presents himself as fodder by pursuing secession which gives the state more than enough cover to legally use lethal force against you depending on how stupid you are with it.

Scream, whine, wail to the United Nations. 99% of the time you will be ignored.

3 million died needlessly between 1967-70. Did the world stop running because of it? No, heck, General Gowon is now a pastor.

So, like I wrote before, you IPOB minions are hopelessly inept.