
Puigdemont Appeals Spanish Court Ruling Denying Amnesty
The exiled separatist leader is facing an uphill battle to return to Spain.
The exiled separatist leader is facing an uphill battle to return to Spain.
Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that the separatist leader’s crimes of embezzlement could not be pardoned.
First beneficiaries of withdrawn criminal sanctions will be those who helped Carles Puigdemont flee Spanish justice.
The investigation has found strong evidence that Russia helped finance Puigdemont’s 2017 independence bid.
Pro-Spain Socialists will still struggle to govern the region.
Carles Puigdemont will likely push Spain’s government to allow another independence referendum if he returns as leader of the region.
Puigdemont will run for regional elections and says Catalonia has a “historic opportunity” to secede from Spain.
“Sánchez has sold the sovereignty of the Spanish,” VOX leader Abascal said of deal that would pardon any crimes committed in connection with illegal 2017 referendum.
Moscow understands that to destabilise Spain is to destabilise the EU and NATO.
Government choice to not go through normal parliamentary channels signals desperation to keep coalition together