The Constitutional Court endorses amnesty for embezzlement by leaders of the Catalan independence movement and orders the Supreme Court to implement it

The Spanish Constitutional Court has ruled to include the crime of embezzlement in the amnesty law applied to leaders of the 'procés,' including former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont. The court has ordered the Supreme Court to proceed with the application of the amnesty to these individuals. The decision was reached by a seven-to-five vote among the court's plenary members.

The ruling has elicited varied political responses. Salvador Illa, President of the Generalitat, welcomed the decision as a validation of the government's position. Conversely, the five dissenting magistrates issued a formal vote against the ruling, arguing that the Constitutional Court has overstepped its authority by effectively supplanting the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the political party Vox stated it would comply with the decision while calling for an end to separatist-driven social division.