Trial Against Former President of Catalonia Artur Mas

BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 06: Former Catalan President Artur Mas leaves the Catalonia's Superior Court of Justice (TSJC) after a hearing about the independence of Catalonia referendum staged in 2014 despite a ban from the Spain's Constitutional Court on February 6, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Former Catalan President Artur Mas, former Vice-president Joana Ortega and former Education Minister Irene Rigau face a 10-year ban on holding public office after being accused of disobeying Spain's Constitutional Court by staging a non-binding referendum on the independence of Catalonia in November 2014. 2.3 million people of a total of 6.3 million eligible voters in Catalonia took part in the referendum and over 80 percent of them cast their ballot in favour of independence. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)