The amnesty law approved two years ago has benefited a total of 403 people, of whom 181 are protesters or pro-independence activists, 158 police officers, and 64 political officials, according to data from the lawyers’ platform Alerta Solidària. Two years later, a total of 93 political officials are still awaiting its application. These are the cases that were pending resolution by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which ruled in their favor this Thursday. Among them are Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín, and Lluís Puig, declared in rebellion and with an arrest warrant issued by the Supreme Court; as well as Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Turull, Raül Romeva, and Dolors Bassa, who were pardoned from the prison sentence for the crime of sedition for which they were convicted, but not from the sentence for embezzlement, which involved disqualification from holding public office.

La Audiencia Provincial de Madrid has confirmed that it sends Begoña Gómez, wife of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, to trial before a jury court for the crimes of embezzlement and influence peddling, both subject to being tried by a popular jury.

The PP has reacted immediately to the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the Amnesty Law by showing “absolute respect.” “The PP does not interpret rulings based on whether they like them more or less,” sources from the Popular Party say. However, the PP leadership warns that this is not the “end of the debate” because now the Spanish courts have the power to directly apply the Amnesty Law. Additionally, the PP maintains its rejection of “criminal privileges” for the separatists.

“It was worth it, it is worth it, today is a great day,” said the Minister of the Presidency and Justice, Félix Bolaños, after the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) endorsed the Amnesty law this Thursday, thus taking a step further to pave the way for the return of Carles Puigdemont, almost ten years after the Catalan independence process began.

The leadership of Junts per Catalunya has demanded this Thursday that the Constitutional Court address the protection appeals of the independence leaders that have been on its desk for a year and resolve them “before going on vacation” following the endorsement of the Amnesty law by the European justice system.