What We Know
Judge Pablo Llarena has concluded the case involving former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and former ministers Antoni Comín and Lluís Puig, leaving the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber to decide the amnesty’s application.4Backed by 4 sourcesEl Paísrtve.escadenaser.comlasexta.com The Spanish judiciary says Llarena has annulled the three politicians’ indictments in the procés case.1Backed by 1 sourcespoderjudicial.es
The case has therefore moved from the investigating judge to the Criminal Chamber, which is expected to determine the legal effect of the amnesty for those involved.4Backed by 4 sourcesEl Paísrtve.escadenaser.comlasexta.com Some reporting describes the case as definitively closed after the amnesty has been fully applied, while another account says the Criminal Chamber must still formally act on the referral.2Backed by 2 sourceselcorreo.comdiarimes.com
Reporting differs on some details. The reports differ over whether the amnesty has already produced definitive closure or whether the Criminal Chamber must still formally archive the case.2Conflicting account reported by 2 sourceselcorreo.comdiarimes.com
Source Comparison
Mixed reportingCorroborates
- El País↗It reports that Llarena closed the investigation involving Puigdemont, Comín and Puig and sent the case to the Criminal Chamber to apply the amnesty.
- rtve.es↗It describes Llarena closing the case against the three politicians and indicates that the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber is positioned to apply the amnesty.
- cadenaser.com↗It reports that Llarena closed the procés case for Puigdemont, Comín and Puig and left the final decision with the Criminal Chamber.
- lasexta.com↗It reports that Llarena closed the procés case against Puigdemont and sent it to the Criminal Chamber for the amnesty to be applied.
- poderjudicial.es↗The judiciary’s account states that the instructor removed the indictments of Puigdemont, Comín and Puig, directly supporting the reported procedural change.
Conflicts
- elcorreo.com↗It presents the case as definitively closed following the total application of the amnesty, differing from the account that leaves a formal step to the Criminal Chamber.
- diarimes.com↗It describes Llarena as referring the case to the Criminal Chamber for archiving, indicating that the chamber still has a formal role rather than treating closure as complete.