US EditionSpain's Top Court Upholds Amnesty Law for Catalan Separatists
- Spain's Constitutional Court upheld key provisions of a controversial amnesty law for Catalan separatists on Thursday after rejecting an appeal by the conservative People's Party.
- In 2023, the prime minister’s minority coalition secured backing from a pair of Catalan separatist parties by agreeing to an amnesty deal, which helped keep him in office.
- The law pardons over 300 people involved in Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, while Puigdemont, the ex-Catalan leader who fled to Belgium, remains excluded due to separate embezzlement charges.
- Sanchez called the ruling "magnificent news for Spain" and said the amnesty serves to guarantee the country's unity and coexistence, while opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo denounced it as a corrupt power trade.
- The court’s decision offers political relief to Sanchez amid corruption allegations in his party but did not resolve Puigdemont’s case, which will await the Constitutional Court’s ruling later this year or next.
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Spain's Top Court Upholds Amnesty Law for Catalan Separatists
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld core elements of a disputed amnesty law enacted by the Socialist government after Catalonia's failed 2017 secession bid, under which more than 300 people have been pardoned.
Spain's Controversial Amnesty Law: Court Ruling Ushers Political Relief
Spain's Constitutional Court has upheld key features of an amnesty law orchestrated to maintain national unity following Catalonia's failed 2017 secession. Supported by the Socialist government, the law has faced significant opposition for allegedly being a political tool to preserve power. The court's decision fuels ongoing debates.
Spain's top court upholds amnesty law for Catalan separatists
Spain's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld core elements of a disputed amnesty law enacted by the Socialist government after Catalonia's failed 2017 secession bid, under which more than 300 people have been pardoned.
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