Pro-independence parties unite to denounce judges' 'rebellion' against amnesty law

The pro-independence parties united in Parliament during the 2024 General Policy Debate to denounce the "rebellion" of the Spanish judiciary for not applying the amnesty law.  

Junts, Esquerra, and CUP reached a last-minute agreement condemning judges for their "deliberate and arbitrary" decisions in "refusing to apply the law." 

The text, which needs the support of the Socialists to be passed, calls for the creation of an Observatory of the Amnesty Law.

The Observatory would "collect all requests and court decisions and monitor and support those affected by legal repression." 

In particular, the proposal "condemns" the Supreme Court’s decision not to apply amnesty to those convicted or prosecuted for embezzlement in connection with organizing the 2017 independence referendum. 

The law, approved in May this year, was intended to benefit all those involved in the Catalan independence movement. However, many -such as former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont- have yet to be fully pardoned.

"Nearly four months after its approval, most cases involving demonstrators, politicians, and public officials remain stalled, while all police officers have already been pardoned," the text reads. 

The resolution is likely the most significant outcome of the last day of the 2024 General Policy Debate, which concludes today. 

In his opening speech on Tuesday, president Salvador Illa outlined the key policies of his first year in office.  

One of the main announcements was a record €4.4 billion investment in social housing, aiming to create 50,000 units by 2030. 

During the debate on Wednesday, the main topics included Catalonia's new financing model. Esquerra urged the Socialists to implement it, while Illa assured that he would do so without fail.