In his court order, the investigating magistrate said Mas would take the stand on charges of "serious disobedience" and "malfeasance" for allowing the non-binding ballot to take place in November 2014 in the wealthy, northeastern region.
Izmeklēšanas tienesis paziņoja, ka Mass tiks tiesāts apsūdzībās par "nopietnu nepakļaušanos" un "nelikumīgu rīcību", ļaujot 2014.gada 9.novembrī notikt simboliskajam referendumam par Katalonijas atdalīšanos no Spānijas.