http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41191327
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy says he will ask the courts to revoke a law passed by the Catalan regional government to hold a referendum on independence. He described the vote, planned for 1 October, as illegal.
Earlier, state prosecutors said they would bring criminal charges against Catalan leaders for their endorsement of the referendum.
The pro-independence majority in Catalonia's parliament passed the referendum law on Wednesday. Spain's wealthy north-eastern region already has autonomous powers but the regional government says it has popular support for full secession.
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(Score: 2) by dry on Saturday September 09 2017, @03:25AM
Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliamentary_immunity [wikipedia.org] especially the section on Brazil, where members of the legislature are immune from most everything including murder (unless caught in the act).
The Queen (Commonwealth) is also immune from the law as she is the law.