Spanish Constitutional Court draft ruling supports amnesty for embezzlement

A proposed ruling from the Spanish Constitutional Court suggests that the Supreme Court deviated from the amnesty law by refusing to grant pardons for embezzlement related to the Catalan independence movement. The draft sentence, prepared by magistrate José María Macías, argues that the Supreme Court's previous decisions violated fundamental rights, specifically the right to effective judicial protection and political participation.

The proposal seeks to annul the Supreme Court's criminal chamber rulings that denied amnesty to figures such as Jordi Turull and Carles Puigdemont. The draft concludes that the high court's interpretation strayed from the law's intended purpose. The text is scheduled for debate and a vote during the plenary session on October 6.