Spanish court drops ‘Russian interference’ case

Attempts to reopen criminal proceedings into alleged collusion in Catalonia’s 2017 independence referendum have been dismissed

The Barcelona Provincial Court has closed a case into alleged “Russian interference” in the 2017 Catalan independence referendum, citing “irregular” procedures and “non-compliance” from a judge who was seeking to pursue the claims.

The judicial body annulled a prior attempt by Judge Joaquin Aguirre to open a new part in the case...