Opposition claims tall court move over Artur Mas’s role in final year’s independence referendum is politically motivated [br]Catalan leader Artur Mas has been summoned by Catalonia’s tall court to reply accusations of civil disobedience and abuse of power over his role in final year’s symbolic referendum on independence,stoking tensions in the region just days after secessionists won control of the regional parliament.Mas faces possible charges of disobedience, abuse of power and embezzlement of public funds over final November’s unofficial referendum on independence, and held in defiance of the country’s constitutional court and the central government in Madrid.
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Source: theguardian.com