Marisa Cruz

Martha Belver

Alvaro Carvajal Madrid

Madrid

Updated Thursday, March 7, 2024-12:06

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The four transactional amendments agreed between the PSOE, Junts and ERC to protect the Amnesty law in accordance with Carles Puigdemont's demands refer to the preliminary report of the

Venice Commission

on the amnesty and to European and international law to justify the new changes that are being made. introduced into the bill.

The amendments have been agreed and signed by the PSOE, Junts and ERC, but they also bear the signature of the parliamentary groups that will support them, Sumar, EH Bildu and the PNV.

Three of them affect the articles and the fourth the preamble.

The modifications made to the preamble emphasize that "the objective of this norm is to finalize the execution of the sentences and the judicial processes that affect all the people, without exception, who participated in the independence process."

In relation to terrorist crimes, the amendment states that "acts that constitute serious violations of human rights are excluded from the scope of the amnesty, also taking into consideration the guidelines of the

Council of Europe

on impunity for serious violations of human rights." .

The new wording completely eliminates any reference to the Spanish

Penal Code

.

The new text justifies this change by pointing out that "the Amnesty law has been designed in coherence with European and international commitments on human rights, following guidelines from treaties and international organizations such as the International

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights

."

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PPE.

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Policy.

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Sánchez gives Puigdemont a total amnesty: terrorism a la carte, treason only if there is use of force and embezzlement if there is economic benefit

The amendment concludes that this approach "reflects a commitment to the protection of fundamental rights, balancing the amnesty with respect for human rights and Spain's international commitments."

Likewise, the new wording indicates that it is intended to make a "precise and detailed definition for the acts susceptible to being amnestied" and specifically cites the exclusion of criminal deletion for "acts of embezzlement that imply personal enrichment or financial benefit."

And he points out: "In this sense, only those acts in which public funds were allocated to the preparation, conduct and consequences of the consultations of November 9, 2014 and the referendum of October 1, 2017, as well as those acts in which public funds were allocated to the preparation, conduct and consequences of the consultations of November 9, 2014 and the referendum of October 1, 2017, will be able to benefit from the amnesty. such as those that were destined to claim, promote or seek the independence of Catalonia".

Sorry for the fines of the process

Another point that is modified in the bill is the one that refers to

article 7

with the objective of forcing the Administration to return the money for the fines that the police forces imposed during the years of the

process

in demonstrations, protest actions or the celebration of 1-O itself under the protection of the citizen security law.

The forgiveness of these fines is only excepted in the case of "very serious" infractions and "provided that, at the discretion of the Administration that imposed the sanction, it is considered that proportionality criteria are met."

This will allow hundreds of people sanctioned with minor or serious fines to recover their money.

In addition, the amendments modify the temporal scope that the grace measure would cover, now establishing it from November 1, 2011 to November 13, 2023. Previously, the period contemplated began to run from January 1, 2012.

The text expressly states that November 1, 2011 is the date on which "the events of the independence process began to unfold."

This implies including under the umbrella of the amnesty the first meetings of the

Convergència

leadership to launch the illegal consultation of 9-N 2014, in one of which three of Jordi Pujol's sons participated: Jordi,

Oriol

and

Josep

.