Spain’s Attorney General says he would consider arresting Catalan president

Spain’s Attorney General, José Manuel Maza, says he would consider arresting Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in order to stop the independence referendum to be held on October 1. The Catalan government has promised to carry out the vote despite suspension from the Spanish Constitutional Court. “I absolutely do not rule out asking for prison sentences,” Maza said in an interview with a Spanish newspaper published on Sunday.