referendum on independence, 獨立公投

Regional President, Artur Mas (C), thanks followers as he leaves the Superior Court of Catalonia where he made a statement before the judge, Oct. 15, 2015, on the accusation made by the District Attorney's office for calling the referendum on independence on Nov. 9, 2014. Artur Mas called a referendum last year asking Catalans if they wanted Catalonia to be a State. Despite the Constitutional Court declared that a referendum like this would be ilegall, the referendum took place and the regional district attorney's office brought a lawsuit against Mas. (EPA/ANDREU DALMAU)
Photos of the day - October 15, 2015
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