What We Know
Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled that the amnesty must also cover the malversation accusation in the Catalan independence process, overturning the Supreme Court’s previous approach.2Backed by 2 sourceselperiodico.comlibertaddigital.com The ruling, which protected former Catalan minister Dolors Bassa, was approved by seven judges against five and established the Constitutional Court’s interpretation of the amnesty law on this issue.1Backed by 1 sourceselperiodico.com
After receiving the ruling, the Supreme Court gave the parties five days to submit observations before applying the amnesty, while Carles Puigdemont urged it to proceed without further delay.1Backed by 1 sourcessegre.com The Court of Auditors has also applied the amnesty to Puigdemont, Artur Mas and other people facing proceedings over spending connected with the independence process.1Backed by 1 sourcesEl País
Carles Puigdemont urged the Supreme Court to apply the amnesty without further delay.2Context supported by 2 independent sourceslasexta.comelplural.com The Constitutional Court president said a repeal of the amnesty law would not have retroactive effects.1Context from one sourcelavanguardia.com
Source Comparison
Aligned reportingCorroborates
- segre.com↗It confirms that the Supreme Court allowed five days for the parties to respond before applying the amnesty.
- elperiodico.com↗It supports the Constitutional Court’s decision to extend the amnesty to the procés malversation accusation, protect Dolors Bassa and adopt a seven-to-five ruling.
- libertaddigital.com↗It supports the account that the Constitutional Court corrected the Supreme Court’s approach to amnesty for malversation.
- El País↗It confirms that the Court of Auditors applied the amnesty to Puigdemont, Artur Mas and other defendants over procés-related spending.
Adds context
- lasexta.com↗It adds Puigdemont’s call for the Supreme Court to apply the amnesty without further delay, but does not supply the full five-day procedural detail.
- lavanguardia.com↗It adds the Constitutional Court president’s view that only application of the amnesty remains and that repeal would not have retroactive effects.
- elplural.com↗It reinforces Puigdemont’s demand for immediate application and links the appeal to decisions involving both the Constitutional Court and Court of Auditors.