Editorial: La Vanguardia

• The Amnesty Law for the normalization of Catalunya has been in effect for over two months, and its application process has been lackluster.
• Though it was established that the cases would be studied and resolved within a maximum of two months, only about 200 cases have been reviewed, which is a fraction of the initial 486.
• Furthermore, the application of the law has been granted unevenly, with half of the applications being granted to National Police or Civil Guard agents, while only 42 were to protesters and nine to politicians.
• On the other hand, three hundred of the accused have not been provided with sufficient information on the progress of their judicial cases.
• The use of the Amnesty Law has been very controversial, it has even been politicized, and some members of the judiciary continue to pursue certain accused with great zeal.

Conclusion: The application of the Amnesty Law has fallen short in terms of fulfilling its purpose of normalizing the institutional, political, and social situation in Catalunya. It is hoped that the officials in charge of its application will act with more determination and speed.

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