Catalan referendum News
Carles Puigdemont`s exile in Brussels is proving a stiff test for Belgium.
A human rights monitor on Thursday said an investigation into the actions of Spanish police to impede voting in Catalonia's recent independence referendum showed that they had engaged in excessive force while confronting demonstrators.
The stakes are high for Spain as it faces its biggest political crisis since it became a democracy four decades ago.
Sunday`s plebiscite was organised under the threat of reprisals and criminal charges but thousands of Catalans stood in defiance of the central government in Madrid.
The behaviour of fans at Barca`s 99,000 capacity Camp Nou will be under the spotlight as they host Las Palmas in La Liga on Sunday, whilst the potentially historic vote is taking place.
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