The Spanish Supreme Court decided to uphold the refusal of amnesty for Carles Puidgemont, thus rejecting the favorable opinion previously issued by European bodies. The decision maintains the blocking of the application of the amnesty law to the former president of Catalonia.
The main reason for the denial is related to the embezzlement charge against Puidgemont. The court considers that the crimes he is accused of do not fall under the amnesty law, as they involve what it describes as "personal benefit of a patrimonial nature."
This decision represents a new chapter in the judicial proceedings against the Catalan independence leader, who has remained away from Spain since 2017, when he fled the country after the Catalan independence attempt.
The contradiction between the position of the Spanish court and the European approval highlights the legal tensions surrounding Puidgemont's case and the application of the amnesty law passed by the Spanish government.
