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The director general of the Mossos d'Esquadra, Andreu Martínez, has resigned this Monday. This Tuesday will mark two years since the Catalan secession referendum was held. Which ended with 12 leaders of the region being prosecuted (9 of them imprisoned) for the referendum and the ineffective declaration of independence that followed. Discover more stories on Business Insider Spain . The general director of the Mossos d'Esquadra, Andreu Martínez, resigned this Monday on the eve of 1-O, the second anniversary of the Catalan secession referendum, as published by Europa Press . Martínez has been relieved by the former Chief of Staff of the Minister of the Interior, Pere Ferrer, according to department sources, the same media has cited.
Martínez had been in office for 15 months. Martínez's justification has been that "he has already completed a stage," said sources have assured. This Tuesday is October 1 and two years have passed since the celebration of the Catalan secession referendum that led to the declaration of independence of the region, suspended by the former president of the Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, seconds after proclaiming Middle East Phone Number List it, and which has ended with 12 Catalan leaders indicted and 9 imprisoned. For this reason, a demonstration is called this Tuesday in Barcelona. Furthermore, it is a delicate moment since the Catalan authorities will soon have to face the ruling of the procés trial, and after several independence activists accused of terrorism were imprisoned last week.
The procés trial is ready for sentencing: what has been investigated, who are the accused and what can happen now Demonstrations for 1-O Although this year the ANC has not called any protests, there are different demonstrations scheduled throughout Catalonia to commemorate the second anniversary of the independence referendum . One will be held on Tuesday afternoon, leaving from Plaza Catalunya and going to the headquarters of the European Commission, ending at the Institut Balmes, as published by the newspaper Público . Read more: The Supreme Court refuses to release those accused in the 'procés' while they await sentencing Others will start in different areas and head to the Lledoners prison, where the 9 imprisoned pro-independence leaders are awaiting the verdict of the trial. Some commemoration events will take place on Monday night, such as in Vic and El Bruc.