SPAIN – Why a Mossos officer opposed to Catalan independence wants to quit

Catalonia’s police have an impressive reputation but, according to one officer, the culture within is undeniably pro-independence and increasingly “political”. After 20 years, this officer– who opposes secession– says she wants to resign. After the deadly Barcelona attacks on August 17, all eyes were on the Mossos d’Esquadra (literally “the Squad Lads”), the autonomous police force…