Spanish authorities have seized Catalonian independence campaign leaflets and warned that jailing the region’s top politician could not be ruled out.<br /><br />Central government is attempting to block next month’s vote which it says is unconstitutional .<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Spanish police on Sunday seized 1.3 million pamphlets and posters supporting Catalonia’s independence referendum,… https://t.co/qFyhhXTq5D— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 17, 2017<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Despite the raid, supporters of the referendum held a rally in Catalonia’s main city, Barcelona carrying posters vowing to go ahead.<br /><br />Over the weekend 700 Catalan mayors also gave their backing.<br /><br />“What can the police do to us if we are peaceful?” asked one woman. “We are just supporting democracy that’s all, democracy.”<br /><br />There is even support for the referendum in the seat of national government, the capital Madrid.<br /><br /> It was last month that the Catalan parliament passed a law enabling the referendum but Spain’s Constitutional Court suspended it the next day.<br /><br />Although polls show less that half of Catalonia’s 5.5 million voters support independence, most in the wealthy northeastern region want the chance to vote on the issue.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Catalonia independence vote: Spain threatens to arrest 700 mayors cooperating with the region’s referendum<br /> https://t.co/JyNpt5bWBK pic.twitter.com/LAqr0GC2cm— dwnews (@dwnews) September 17, 2017<br />
