'Millions' should be in dock if trial is about referendum, says Barcelona mayor in court

The mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, criticized the independence trial while testifying as witness in the proceedings.

"If we are here for a referendum, we should be here millions of people," she said.

According to Colau, a lot of people including her "were delighted to see the type of mobilization seen on October 1, which was not organized by any institution or political party. It was millions of self-organized people."

She also confirmed Barcelona council gave permission to use premises to work as polling stations on October 1 and said she did it because they gave "political support" to the vote.

Therefore she decide to give the opportunity for people to choose between "voting 'yes', voting 'no' and not voting."