Spanish justice minister out on the wires 2 Oct
- Spain could use constitutional power to suspend Catalan autonomy if independence is claimed
Of they could just send in the bully boys and thugs again with seemingly the full blessing of the EU, given the distinct lack of condemnation so far. Grrrrrr.
The Catalan govt says 893 received medical treatment as a result of clashes with police yesterday. Four serious but stable.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says:
"With this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have won the right to an independent state in the form of a republic. My government in the next few days will send the results of today's vote to the Catalan parliament, where the sovereignty of our people lies, so that it can act in accordance with the law of the referendum."
Catalan officials later said 90% of those who voted backed independence. The turnout was 42.3%.More than 2.2 million people were reported to have voted, according to Catalan authorities, out of 5.3 million registered voters. A Catalan spokesman said more than 750,000 votes could not be counted because polling stations were closed and urns were confiscated.
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood
