Spain summons more than 700 Catalan Mayors to Court

    Spain's public prosecutor has summoned more than 700 Catalan mayors to appear for questioning over their support for a banned independence referendum.

  Jose Manuel Maza said that any of the municipal leaders who agreed to help stage next month's vote should be arrested if they fail to appear.

  Prosecutors earlier ordered the seizure of ballot papers and voting materials. Catalonia's vote on breaking away from Spain is deemed illegal and has been suspended by the constitutional court.
  However, Catalonia's pro-independence government has said that the referendum, which is planned for 1 October, will go ahead.
   If the vote is held, prosecutors could charge the council leaders with misuse of public funds.