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Catalan independence: Spain prosecutor calls for rebellion case Catalan independence: Spain's top prosecutor calls for rebellion case
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Spain's chief prosecutor has called for charges including rebellion to be laid against Catalan leaders following the region's declaration of independence.Spain's chief prosecutor has called for charges including rebellion to be laid against Catalan leaders following the region's declaration of independence.
José Manuel Maza said the charges should also include sedition and provocation by regional officials.José Manuel Maza said the charges should also include sedition and provocation by regional officials.
Under the Spanish legal system, the request will be considered by a judge. It comes as Spain acts to take direct control of Catalonia, replacing senior officials.
It comes as Spain acts to take direct control of Catalonia, including replacing the region's civil servants with Spanish officials. Meanwhile, former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont is reported to be in the Belgian capital, Brussels.
Speaking at a press conference, Mr Maza, the attorney-general, also called for Catalonia's leaders to be charged with misuse of funds over the holding of a referendum deemed illegal under the Spanish constitution. Mr Puigdemont, who was removed from office on Friday after the regional parliament declared independence, is with other dismissed Catalan ministers and will meet Flemish politicians, Spanish media report.
Work appeared to resume normally in Catalonia on Monday despite Catalan officials defying instructions from Madrid not to turn up for work. Speaking at a press conference earlier, Mr Maza, the attorney-general, also called for Catalonia's leaders to be charged with misuse of funds for holding an independence referendum in early October despite the vote being declared illegal by the constitutional court.
The charge of rebellion carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Under the Spanish legal system, the request will be considered by a judge.
Work appeared to resume without major disruption in Catalonia on Monday despite some Catalan officials defying instructions from Madrid not to turn up for work.
Any ministers who arrived at their offices were given hours to leave under threat of "action" by Catalonia's regional police force, Mossos.Any ministers who arrived at their offices were given hours to leave under threat of "action" by Catalonia's regional police force, Mossos.
On Friday, Madrid stripped Catalonia of its autonomy and removed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont from office after the regional parliament declared independence. Madrid's temporary move to impose direct control by invoking Article 155 of the constitution - a first for Spain - will see as many as 150 of the region's top officials replaced.
The temporary move to impose direct control by invoking Article 155 of the constitution - a first for Spain - will see as many as 150 of the region's ministers replaced. Mr Puigdemont and his vice-president Oriol Junqueras reject the central's government's moves, arguing that they can only be removed from office by the citizens of Catalonia.
Madrid has urged the Spanish constitutional court to revoke Catalonia's unilateral vote for independence and has called for fresh regional elections on 21 December.
Mr Puigdemont could run in new elections, according to Spain's Foreign Minister Alfonso Dastis, but only if the sacked Catalan leader has not been jailed.