The Spanish Congress approved this Thursday amnesty law that will benefit independent is being prosecuted as part of the Catalan self-determination process.

The law was approved by 177 votes in favorparties in the left-wing coalition government and their parliamentary partners, and 172 against, from the right opposition.

Amnesty demands political and social normalization in Catalonia, with this law agreed by the Socialist Party (PSOE) of the President of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sanchez, with independence groups such as the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) and the Junts.

The law will come into force when it is published in the official gazette, This is expected to happen in a few days, and from then on judges will have two months to apply it in every trial.

His approval was celebrated to the applause of the socialists and the left formation of Sumar.which make up the Spanish coalition government, and the parties supporting it in Congress.

On the other hand, the leader of the opposition, a conservative Alberto Nunez Feijoo lamented that “this is not the best day for democracy” Spanish language.

The law was vetoed in the Senate where conservatives have a majority.

The Conservative leader warned that “The defeat of the law will be a matter for the courts.” hinting at the possibility that its operation would be suspended if the judges raised a question of constitutionality in Spain or before the European Judge regarding its compatibility with Community law.

Attorney General of Spain, Alvaro García Ortiz plans to meet with competent prosecutors starting today. in the processes that may be affected to determine positions and avoid incompatible criteria in the application.

Far-right MPs Vox and Sumar engaged in a tough fight during which insults and disqualifications were exchanged, causing the debate to be paralyzed for several minutes.

Jants and the ERC, for their part, warned that after the adoption of the law The next step will be a referendum on self-determination in Catalonia.

The presentation of the law was decisive for November last year Sanchez will achieve the necessary parliamentary supports, including Catalan independent supporters, will again be sworn in as president of the Spanish government.

Younts is the party of the former president of the Catalan government. Carles Puigdemont, fled Spanish justice after Catalonia’s unilateral declaration of independence in 2017 and could return to Spain under an amnesty.

The law eliminates all criminal, administrative and accounting liability of related persons with the Catalan independence process from 1 November 2011 to 13 November 2023, which includes the independence consultations held in 2014 and 2017. in Catalonia.

Amnesty does not include crimes classified as terrorism in accordance with European legislation, among other things.

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Puigdemont and other Catalan politicians. being investigated for this crime by a judge in Spaindue to a series of riots that occurred after this statement.

(EFE)