Former Prime Catalonia convicted after vote

madrid - Former Prime Minister of the Spanish region of Catalonia Artur Mas was sentenced Monday because he managed to hold a referendum on independence in 2014. The judge had banned the referendum, but Mas nevertheless persevered. He may now punishment long hold any public office for two years.

Of the more than 6 million voters mainly Catalan spent the advocates of secession from Spain their vote. There were 2.3 million voters, of whom 80 per cent voted for independence.