The Spain’s Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld the Catalan separators involved in a failed 2017 push for the independence of Catalonia, upheld the Chief Commission of a disputed waiver law.
Under the law, more than 300 people have been forgiven.
“This is excellent news for Spain,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told reporters in Brussels, saying that Amnesty “asked for our development and prosperity and co -existence between citizens and region.”
In 2023, Sanchez’s Socialist Party agreed to an apology with two Catalan separatist parties. The agreement was signed in exchange for his support in a parlian vote, which allowed Sanchez to remain the Prime Minister after the election results in a Trik Parliament.
Last year, MPs approved the bill, but conservative opposition considered the law unconstitutional. They claim that it was fully passed as a socialist maneuver to ensure their continuous rule.
Court rejects most points of appeal
The constitutional court announced that it had dismissed most of the points of appeal by the opposition Orthodox People’s Party (PP) against the constitutionality of Amnesty by six to four votes.
The court said in a statement, “Amnesty is not banned on the constitution, and its adoption, when it reacts to an extraordinary situation and a legitimate public interest, can be constitutionally acceptable,” the court, who is a majority enrolled by the socialist, said in a statement.
The decision of the Constitutional Court brings some relief to Sanchez and his Samajwadi Party, which is on corruption charges associated with senior officials.
PP leader Alberto Nunez ordered amnesty as “a corrupt transaction of impurities in exchange for power” and “to attack against the separation of power”.
Puigdemont does not want benefits from amnesty
The constitutional court verdict does not benefit the Catalon separatist leader Carls Puigdemont directly, who fled to Abrod to avoid prosecution after Catalonia’s regional administration during the 2017 referendum. Hey Belgian lives in self-exile.
The judge, who handled the case of Puigdemont, said the amnesty does not apply to him as he is sueing for the removal of funds for the referendum, an allegation he denies.
Puigdemont has appealed for the decision, saying that the discovery set for the referendum was not for their personal advantage. According to a court spokesman person, the Constitutional Court will not rule the matter by the end of this year or after that.
The separatist leaders were head of the government of Catalonia in 2017, when the region unilaterally declared independence from Spain. This inspired Madrid to impose direct control, causing the worst political crisis in the decades of Spain.
Edited by: saim dusan inayatullah
