03/10/2014 18:44
Catalans vow to hold referendum on independence from Spain
Leaders in Catalonia have agreed to push ahead with a referendum on independence on 9 November, defying legal blocks by the Spanish government, the BBC reported.
A regional spokesman said they would press ahead so that "citizens can exercise their right to vote."
Spain's constitutional court said on Monday it would review the legality of the ballot, effectively suspending it.
Spain says it will go back to the court to seek a ban on the commission set up to supervise the referendum.
The commission was set up on Thursday by the leader of Catalonia, Artur Mas.
And on Friday, Mr Mas and the representatives of the four parliamentary groups that support self-determination reiterated their intention to press ahead.