Protesters against a banned referendum on independence in Catalonia hold Spanish flags as a pro-independence demonstrator (front) displays an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) during a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain, September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - The mounting political crisis in Spain over Catalonia's campaign for independence intensified on Saturday with a new row over the control of the local police force as the regional government pressed ahead with plans to hold an illegal vote next weekend.
The State prosecutor in Catalonia told all local and national police forces on Saturday that they had been temporarily placed under a single chain of command reporting directly to the interior ministry in Madrid.
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