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Spain's parliament approves amnesty for hundreds of Catalan separatists
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (foreground left) applauds after the approval to an amnesty law at the Spanish parliament's lower house in Madrid, May 30, 2024

SPAIN’S parliament voted today to give final approval to an amnesty for hundreds of Catalan separatists involved in an unlawful referendum on secession in 2017.

The legislation was backed by Spain’s left-wing coalition government, two Catalan separatist parties, and other smaller parties. It passed by a vote of 177-172 in the lower house with the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox opposing it.

The amnesty should help hundreds, including former government officials in Barcelona as well as ordinary citizens who participated in the secession attempt or protests, and some police officers involved in the heavy-handed crackdown on those attempting to vote in the constitutionally disallowed process.

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