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Spain Upholds Amnesty for Catalan Separatists Amid Controversy

6/27/2025

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Spain's Constitutional Court has upheld the amnesty law for Catalan separatists, granting relief to over 300 individuals, though former leader Carles Puigdemont remains excluded. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hailed the ruling, while opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo condemned it as a corrupt tactic, intensifying the scrutiny surrounding Sanchez's party amid corruption allegations.

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Spain's Constitutional Court has upheld the amnesty law for Catalan separatists, granting relief to over 300 individuals, though former leader Carles Puigdemont remains excluded. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hailed the ruling, while opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo condemned it as a corrupt tactic, intensifying the scrutiny surrounding Sanchez's party amid corruption allegations.