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The proximity of the Catalan elections, with an official date for February 14, seems to have also led to an acceleration with respect to possible pardons for those convicted of the
procés
, an issue that is currently at the center of the electoral pre-campaign.
Every day the Government emits more signals that its will is unequivocally going to do it.
This has been suggested by prominent members of the cabinet such as Carmen Calvo or José Luis Ábalos, who have launched in the last hours to pave that terrain, ignoring the contrary report of the Prosecutor's Office, on which it is warned that it would not be an obstacle because the Executive is not obliged to follow him to make a final decision.
In this context and in the face of the Government's statements justifying the "moral obligation to alleviate tensions" in Catalonia, the opposition shouts to heaven.
The PP accuses the Executive of "making a call for recidivism" for the sake of a temporary "appeasement" of separatism.
For its part, Ciudadanos warns that the pardons operation is part of a "hidden plan" so that the PSC can govern in a new tripartite together with ERC and the
commons
- the brand of Colau and Podemos-.
And Vox considers that it is the "obligatory" payment on the part of the Republicans to continue supporting Pedro Sánchez in Congress.
A "very mature" decision
For the PP, the decision to pardon those convicted of the
procés
is "very mature" within the Government for, among other reasons, to satisfy its partner and that it is only a matter of time before it is executed.
Not in vain, Ábalos remarked on Sunday how "necessary" it was to "re-engage Catalonia in the common project" and that he warned that "any gesture" that contributed to "normalcy" and "coexistence" would be "positive."
Well, from the PP this mentality was expressly rejected this Monday and it was stressed that there is a very important factor here, and that is that the convicts not only do not regret what they did, but openly declare "that they are going to do it again. do".
For this reason,
Alejandro Fernández
, the
popular
candidate
for the Generalitat, condemned that although the approach may seem "well-intentioned", it is something "especially dangerous."
"It is not harmony and it is not reconciliation, but appeasement, which is a much more dangerous attitude," said Fernández, after sharing a visit to an industrial park in La Llagosta (Barcelona) with the president of his party, Pablo Casado.
"Never in life has it been possible to pacify or relieve tension with those who say they are going to do it again, because that is not harmony," he said.
Thus, he warned that betting on pardons is "inviting them to recidivism."
"Concord, coexistence and fruitful dialogue are achieved from respect for the law, never with those who say they are going to break it," concluded the
popular
politician
.
Cs, along the same lines
On the sidewalk of Ciudadanos,
Carlos Carrizosa
also pointed along that same line, the lack of repentance.
"What lowers the tension in Catalonia is that those who committed very serious acts against our democracy ask for forgiveness and recognize that they were wrong, that they will not do it again," said the
orange
candidate
in an act collected by
Servimedia
.
"What lowers the tension is that the Government takes care of all Catalans without distinction."
Ignacio Garriga, of Vox, accused the Executive of preparing "an unprecedented betrayal" with the pardons and of "kneeling before the enemies of the nation and before those who trample on the rights and freedoms" of the Catalans in order to "continue governing."
While the opposition redoubled its criticism, the government sent even more signals in its favor.
Vice President Calvo questioned on Monday the report of the Prosecutor's Office that is positioned against granting them.
Criticisms of the Prosecutor's Office
It is a gesture that has its relevance because it aims to deactivate one of the main legal arguments that would bother a hypothetical decision of the Council of Ministers.
Carmen Calvo criticized that the Prosecutor's Office had "identified" a crime of rebellion that was not understood that way by the Supreme Court.
"In a report you can place many things within the competencies, or even outside of those that you have," he said during an interview on
TVE
.
He also recalled that the Government can discard that report from the Prosecutor's Office and make its own decision.
"It is in absolute normality and it can be decided based on what the reports issue or contrary to the reports," he said.
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