# Mas barred from public office over 9N vote

Date: 2017

On 13 March 2017 Catalonia's High Court found former regional president [Artur Mas](/people/artur-mas), who had led Catalonia from 2010 to 2016, guilty of disobedience for holding the 2014 independence consultation, barring him from public office for two years and fining him €36,500. Mas said he would appeal in Spain and, if needed, before European courts.

## People

- Artur Mas: https://factrail.ai/people/artur-mas

## Sources

- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39258436
- https://www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/20170313/texto-integro-fallo-sentencia-9n-5893943
- https://elpais.com/politica/2017/03/13/actualidad/1489411172_601361.html
- https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20170313/mas-condenado-a-dos-anos-inhabilitacion-por-desobediencia-por-mantener-consulta-del-9n/1502982.shtml

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/mas-barred-from-office-2017-03-13