The Supreme Court has opened a case against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont for his connection with Tsunami, who is accused of terrorism. This complicates the amnesty law in the EU.
The decision discredits the arguments of the deputy prosecutor, María Ángeles Sánchez Conde, and puts Pedro Sánchez in a difficult situation to defend.
Junts is going to use the Supreme Court’s decision as evidence to reinforce that the inclusion of any type of terrorism in the amnesty law is necessary.
The EU requires the pursuit of terrorism offenses, which inhibits any amnesty possibility for these crimes.
An amnesty law that includes any type of offense could result in a legal and political conflict in Europe.
If the law is limited to the offenses in the initial draft, it would be difficult for Junts to accept it without severe electoral repercussions.
Conclusion: Given these options, Pedro Sanchez has to either accept Junts' proposal or abandon it, risking the termination of an already weakened legislature.