Madrid, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) Catalonian President Quim Torra is on trial on Monday for refusing to remove secessionist symbols from public buildings in that Spanish region, as demanded by the Central Electoral Commission (JEC).
A supporter of the Spanish northeastern autonomous community's independence from Spain, Torra appeared in the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) on Monday, on charges of disobedience, as a result of which he could be ddeclared unfit to hold public office for two years.
The Prosecutor's Office accused the secessionist leader of 'consciously and deliberately ignoring' the JEC's mandate to remove the yellow secession ribbons and the remaining 'ideological and party symbols' from Catalonian institutions.
In its accusation, the Public Ministry noted that Torra kept, 'in a covert or symbolic manner,' the signs, images, figures, photos and 'general symbology of the same ideological and party nature.'
It pointed out that the ribbons and the rest of the emblems 'are representative of only a part of society.'
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The Prosecutor's Office accused the secessionist leader of 'consciously and deliberately ignoring' the JEC's mandate to remove the yellow secession ribbons and the remaining 'ideological and party symbols' from Catalonian institutions.
In its accusation, the Public Ministry noted that Torra kept, 'in a covert or symbolic manner,' the signs, images, figures, photos and 'general symbology of the same ideological and party nature.'
It pointed out that the ribbons and the rest of the emblems 'are representative of only a part of society.'
rly/cg/jg/tgj/edu
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