November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02) (Thursday)
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Law and crime
- Spanish constitutional crisis
- Judge Lamela sends preventive detention to eight of the ministers of the Government of Catalonia (Junqueras, Forn, Borràs, Romeva, Mundó, Bassa, Rull, Turull) due to an alleged crime of sedition and rebellion. The ninth Santi Vila, minister of Enterprise and Knowledge, leaves the jail the next day after payment of a bail, being the only one who was given this opportunity. (BBC)
- Five other members of the Bureau of the Parliament and the Speaker face similar charges, but each case will be handled by the Supreme Court due to their parliamentary immunity. (BBC)
- A new general strike is convened in Catalonia for November 8. (Express)
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