Josep Lluis Trapero
Some 200,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Tuesday after detention of two Catalan separatist leaders, further inflaming tensions.
Catalan police chief Josep Lluis Trapero on Monday was allowed to walk free from a court in Madrid where he faced charges of sedition, a judicial source said.
Mariano Rajoy has refused to rule out suspendingCatalonia's regional autonomy unless its leaders withdraw a threatened declaration of independence.
