Or ... the forces interested in spying on politicians answer neither to him nor to the catalans. While I don't disagree with your characterisation of Prime Mini

Or ... the forces interested in spying on politicians answer neither to him nor to the catalans. While I don't disagree with your characterisation of Prime Minister Sanchez, is it not at least as likely that the forces doing the spying view both Sanchez and the catalans as valid targets? When you look around the Spanish monarchical/military/judicial/political landscape, are there not several more likely sources of hidden and not-so-hidden power that want to keep their vassals under control?