Catalan Police Chief Resigns as Referendum on Secession Looms
- Regional executive plans to hold secession vote on Oct. 1
- Puigdemont replaced three members of Catalan cabinet last week
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Catalan police chief Albert Batlle stepped down less than three months before the date set by the regional government to hold a vote on seceding from Spain.
Batlle resigned Monday, a press officer for the Barcelona-based police known as Mossos d’Esquadra said by phone Monday, without giving any reason for his departure.