Reform of crime of sedition one step closer to being approved
Revamped penal code to include 'aggravated public disorder' as MPs accept it for consideration
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Spanish government open to halving sentence for crime of sedition
Change in line with European averages but does not do away with offense, Spanish daily El País reports
Jailed leaders hopeful of ways to shorten sentences – but timings are getting unclear
Pardon or reform of criminal code are considered by Spanish government, but fears of opposition "blackmailing" to avoid it arise
Spain's government strategy to stop the independence declaration
The independence declaration approved by the Parliament this past Monday will in the end be taken before the court. The Spanish Council of State has unanimously approved the appeal that the Spanish government presented to the Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) and considered the independence proposal to violate four articles of the Spanish Constitution. According to the Council, it is an attempt against Spain's "national sovereignty", "the indivisible unity of Spain" and "the subjection of the public powers to the law", besides other articles of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy. Spain's public prosecutor’s office also commented on the declaration and warned that the police have been called to investigate and denounce any "sedition crime" against Spain's government, referring to the Parliament's foreseen disobedience to the TC's resolutions.