but i mean. look you. get to live it up with. i space constitutional crisis it's boiling point now today is catalonia proclaims independence while madrid moves in to sack the government and seize direct control . elsewhere the day a top u.s. senator demands that twitter disclose his account data from wiki leaks and groups linked to it the social networks to testify before congress in the investigation ongoing into alleged russian meddling in that presidential election and protests mar the french president's visit to an impoverished south american territory after he rules out state aid saying he's not father christmas.

one of the afternoon saturday welcome this is live from h.q. moscow with me kevin and i will start with our big story dominate more coverage this weekend from europe there's a dramatic escalation to tell you about in the independence crisis that's rocking spain today the prime minister has sacks count alone in his government and he's put his deputy prime minister in charge ministries are being closed police powers being revoked there's going to be an election in late december madrid seized control as cattle and leaders finally proclaimed independence yesterday one month after their disputed referendum today in parliament the parliament of our country a legitimate parliament to come largely expected step and largely for four step. citizens of cafe or any other comes a time when it is up to all of us to maintain the pulse of our country our peace our civic duty and dignity as we have always done and always will without any doubt

was it was was. was. was. fishy there but here we decided to sack the president vice president and all the high ranking officials in the council on government was it was was was live to. the high shall it again you've been following all the

latest where to start to tension on what's going to happen next of to so much has happened in the last twenty four hours here. yes well that's just recap what's been happening over the last twenty four hours at the spanish government in madrid says it is now taking full control of catalonia it says it has dismissed the catalonian government as well as high ranking officials and the president call us pushing on it also says it has dismissed some senior police officers including the chief of the police force in catalonia the most who is already under investigation for sedition now in addition to that these. going to madrid just came hours after the catalan parliament actually voted for independence and declared independence to catalonia a republic here now i was in

a crowd of pro independence supporters surrounding the parliament at the national guard suggested they were up to twelve thousand people there and it really was like a sea of people they screamed in delight yes yes yes or c c c in catalan and spanish when they heard that result we spoke to some people just after it came through to get a feeling of what that moment meant for them this is what they told us. it's very exciting this moment and the day started got a mormon for us of so years and years and years and years dreaming about leaving the spring which is not to them across we are finally in catalonia a new member of the international community a republic a good trilling. to so that the peaceful pre-board colonel in. and by all and all our life our parents around parents they are waiting for the

saying. well spain says that the powers of catalonia will not be exercised by the spanish vice president but the pro independence supporters i've spoken to here in barcelona say they will not recognize the authority in spain as far as they're concerned they have no seceded from spain and this is an independent republic that is something that remains to be said because madrid says that within the legal framework of the spanish constitution its ability to take control of what it sees as being a spanish region is illegal and it is very likely that if this goes to the courts the courts will side with the spanish government on this one so in just less than a day since catalonia declared independence it's not yet clear whether they will be able to retain that into. tendency to fall and to stand that some of the pro independence lobby are actually trying to draft a document which they're hoping to release within forty eight hours which will show

how they plan to secede from spain but it's not clear if they will be able to implement that what is clear though is that this crisis is everything and this remains a highly divisive issue in this society who's going to blink max is no brains can pass alone of. any more but we discussed the constitutional crisis and spoke with a political analyst on one side and. very different views on the breakaway region. or they are trying to do is to demolition or regional or government institutions. and take control of or. social movements the problem right now is there and nationalist movement independent movement is living in a part of war in another war because they have people in their radiant and they want to keep to remain in a spain you can say that these are democratic to to to listen the voice of the

people and what we have been trying to do hearing about one year but it's always not really like you know if. the point is that you go one people be express their. opinion what we've been trying to do two years ago is to find the possibility for a couple in society to express this was on the first of over the business and did these movements and in this terrible time where he is not a question of how do you decide which crisis democracy and right now the story but this is not a question of companies and business what you have in madrid this is a question of democracy and you should listen what people have got on people. they won for for the future anybody in the international sphere is going to give

a recognition to these a state right now this money is going to mean is walking to restore their constitution or their in their region and we have to broaden it to protect the heart of the card balance they want to keep their rights they want to keep it remain a spanish this is very sad really in that you are just saying that you want to save fifty percent of the. in society you should care about one hundred percent of problems with. violence or it's a good headlines the unexpectedly earlier today has been the broader reaction from around the world has been overwhelming support from madrid and warnings about similar independence pushes in the rest the european union next it. looks at who is and who isn't backing a united spain there is plenty of reaction coming in given these major developments happening in catalonia albeit with very few surprises we have heard from the president of the european council donald to school has said that nothing changes

and that the e.u. will continue to speak directly with madrid we've seen reaction from germany of course the german government said they do not recognize this unilateral declaration of independence we've heard from of course the french president also showing his support and full support to the spanish prime minister mariano rajoy here in the u.k. of course also plenty of reaction we've heard from downing street saying the does not and will not recognize the unilateral declaration of independence because this vote the referendum on october first was deemed illegal by spanish courts that was a reaction from to recent but from scotland's nicolas sturgeon we have seen a reaction of seeing the people of catalonia should have the ability to determine their own future so supporting what has happened in catalonia given scotland's own sort of plight when it comes to this issue we've heard from the u.s. as well the u.s. state department has said they support keeping strong and united spain together

also similarly from nato so as all of these reactions are continuing to come in it's important to really remember that despite the fact that political leaders throughout the european union have consistently said they don't want catalonia to break away from spain to really keep the european union intact the pro independence movement in catalonia has repeatedly said that despite the fact that they want to leave spain they don't necessarily want to leave the european union where. as throughout the year we've heard them say that if catalonia doesn't fact leave spain they're going to have to essentially get at the back of the line to get back into the european union more views on this will suppose you can dependants party a b p david coburn he believes madrid's decision initially came from brussels as the looks to tighten its grip on its member states. i knew of them from chatting with present younker i spoke with a couple of weeks ago the european union have no intention of interfering in spanish affairs internal affairs i think they've now got the idea with the problems

out taking part in spain that maybe is for a good idea of the actually key poaching terrible sales of the various countries because it's just the first of many other countries in europe who have problems with the central administration spain doesn't govern itself anymore it's governed by the european union decisions along get me to madrid they're made in brussels maybe to see it is the european union has brought this to a head it's not just speed it didn't get sick brain problems with the boss exceeded the flow to the floodwalls in belgium and various parts of europe but are there problems people want to secede but because people don't want to be ruled by faceless bureaucracy in brussels they want to make their own decisions locally and then the national government as well catalonia as of the richest well the richer parts of spain so that they are that's why they're feeling very upset lottie's their own bus alone who got a lot across this abuse and of course the moves the mood the reaction throughout

the day as spain and of course the e.u. more broadly enters unchartered waters with this begin dependence crisis. let's focus on this next a senior u.s. senator is demanding that twitter discloses a cow details relating to wiki leaks and its founder julian assange including releasing direct message conversations lady's name is dianne feinstein she's listed their demands in a letter now to twitter's founder and c.e.o. jack dorsey is the letter is pretty big listless take a look at a few of the demands first so she wants to know whether twitter has identified the accounts linked to the alleged russian meddling investigation and the methods used to do. so that's one demand of course a request like this couldn't ignore the so-called propaganda bullhorn or. twitter accounts that's also under suspicion a say with a slightly ro smile and then back to wiki leaks here's

a list of some of the accounts linked to it coming on the screen there the senator thinks their message history could prove vital to the investigation focusing in a bit more on this and more detail colored mopin than. feinstein the u.s. senator from california is requesting that the direct messages on twitter sent by wiki leaks be turned over and given to the congress for their investigation you know they're asking for the direct messages of wiki leaks the direct messages of julian a songe as well as the direct messages of the hacker known as good for to who is reported to have been the person who turned over the e-mails of the democratic national committee to to wiki leaks now it's important to note that dianne feinstein who's requesting these direct messages on behalf of congress that she is certainly no fan of julian aside this is what she said about julian assange in the past well mr sun just one of my most unfavorite people in the world i believe he's

done a great discredit to this nation now dianne feinstein is not the only figure within the us political establishment who has voiced opposition and hatred for julian assad and many figures within the u.s. government many senators congressmen leaders of the military have spoken of julian astonished accused him of being a russian agent called for prosecution of julian assange called for wiki leaks to be shut down this is a widespread sentiment in washington d.c. i mean he's a tool of russian intelligence and if he's such a you know martyr of free speech why doesn't wiki leaks ever publish anything coming out of russia you should be treated as an enemy combatant we should be closed down permanently and decides we wiki leaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service often abetted by state actors like russia ignorance or misplaced idealism is no longer an acceptable excuse for a lionizing these demons and use

a narcissist who has created nothing of value here lies on the dirty work of others to make himself famous he's a fraud a coward hiding behind a screen disguise a traitor a treasonous and i'm not for the death penalty so if i'm not for the death penalty i want to do it. illegally shoot the son of a as we know on november first the owners of twitter will be testifying before the u.s. congress and this is all part of the investigation of alleged russian meddling in the us presidential elections in twenty sixteen and now we see this additional requests to being given to twitter just a few days before they're set to testify so one wonders is any new information going to be determined from these direct messages or is this the government of the united states in particular the congressional committee putting additional pressure on twitter in the lead up to their testimony investigative journalist dave lindorff believes the senate his request actually violates free speech if nothing else there's no indication that wiki leaks is

a tool of russia wiki leaks has been major source for american journalism and british journalism for a long time but now feinstein's trying to imply that we cue leaks is somehow in league with this alleged russian effort to swing the election in the united states in two thousand and sixteen even if you took the worst case scenario and you said that russia was behind an effort to cue people's perspectives about one candidate or the another in the election that is not right so to me and that is private communications on twitter when there isn't any criminality being even alleged is over the top and a terrible threat to first amendment rights in the united states. this is us international live from moscow with me kevin oh it's still so much more to come including president micro i'm saying he's no father christmas that he won't be bringing state

a gift says he visits french guyana we'll tell you what reaction that stuff will break. here's what people have been saying about redacted in the position. of the only show i go out of my way to find you know what it's really packed a punch. is the john oliver of r t america is going to say we are apparently better than. the c. people you've never heard of love redacted tonight the president of the world bank take. it seriously send us an e-mail. there what is driving day to day is basically of do. we tend to be demagogued screaming this is what food in there but that. you know you see india. india is this becoming more and more

a fundamental challenge. no exclusion in nature i feel. they come to get enough to get your view on your world. again the french president's visit to the territory of french guiana in south america has been met with violent protests five people were arrested in two police officers injured as clashes broke with groups against a man will trip the demonstrations against mccrone came after he said he would not be giving additional funding to that impoverished region explaining it wasn't father christmas on twitter well some french politicians are far from impressed by the president's comment that we spoke to the editor in chief of the people magazine about macross latest. he is very sure of himself in

a bit of good to you showed it recently in we are saying that he's not santa claus the people who are poor and have problems but he did it also and from this recently i'm using words that i wouldn't use on on the new scene or a very vulgar the french left or right it's not a matter of politics consider him as out of control we now after several cases like that the government of course should not give away public money without really looking at what they do he was right in saying of course there is a lot of money's being spent and we are not that that are real problems but it's not a recent to to show his exasperate not to show his norns the fact that people come back with their own problems so in this case now it's small for the unpleasantness of seeing the elite. talk talking count in a condescending way to the people prism across made

a series of other remarks to one of the past as well let's briefly remind ourselves . i will be absolutely i will not in any way not. cynics extremists. but instead of celebrating the great and the good pinpointing locations where shady

policing sat in the past. the london bookstore often used by groups infiltrated by so-called. they want complaints to be fully investigated. fifty nine until two thousand and eight. different groups and human rights organizations some women into entering relations with them to win their trust while working on the cover much of fun in the. police force to compensate. to apologize for their offices actions but all that said. such practice is still continue they want more explanation. what i haven't got yet is any information at

all not one single scrap of detail about why these people were targeting them why they had their life simple trade to this extent and why they found themselves sometimes in an intimate relationship with somebody who was being paid to spy on them the reason i feel for ities so to spy on the west in general is because they consider the left's threats who. purportedly. against national security we don't actually know whether they're still in for taking in whether they continue to do that and of course there is now the digital spy the. there's the digital spy. eavesdropping the big data stuff so david you may say that they maybe don't need it anymore but i do seem to still doing. the billionaire founder of a drug company has been arrested for his alleged role in persuading doctors to mis prescribe patients with a strong opioid painkiller guys named john kapoor he's been charged with bribery

racketeering and fraud now let's talk about this highly addictive medication it seems to be part of a nationwide crisis in the u.s. right now the main component of the synthetic painkiller is called sentinel is only supposed to be prescribed to people in severe pain with cancer it's a hundred times stronger than morphine cases of this drug reportedly being misprints cried has been given to non cancer patients indeed and it was brought to light by want to cut post former employees. i knew there was something going on there i started doing some research i realized that i wasn't there to help people that i was actually hurting people or medical workers have leaked similar schemes of distributing illegal drugs in the past who ever it's rare that those implicated go right to the very top of major drug companies as this happened here lawyer has said his client vigorously denies any involvement but former white house spokesperson bob wiener believes such abuse is widespread practice in the industry

. this is vast it is a vast conspiracy in each company the same as it's a backhoe lobby did for so many years and got away with it it's not a matter of regulations it's a matter of and force mint and the lack of will for enforcement they have let these companies and the doctors who illegally prescribe the drugs that are supposed to be just for severe cancer and they get everybody else addicted it's not even just a matter of the of the suffering because some of the addicted people like getting high it's a matter of it's illegal and dangerous what they're doing and yes there is in force meant you're watching international live news updates run the clock also check facebook twitter loads of ways to keep across the latest from us here in moscow this sunday lunchtime was kept in the inside thanks for watching andrew farmers here in the next update in the course of

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