The Constitutional Court is avoiding preemptively ruling on amnesty for Carles Puigdemont and, while studying the merits of the case, is refusing to lift the arrest warrant that prevents the former president of the Generalitat from returning to Catalonia as a free man. The Court rejected on Tuesday the precautionary measures requested by Puigdemont, Toni Comín, and Lluís Puig as part of their appeals for protection of fundamental rights against the Supreme Court's refusal to apply the amnesty law to them. The Constitutional Court considers that granting their request would result in a "disregard for the general interest," given that there is still an "open criminal case" concerning "serious crimes." Therefore, it is necessary to protect "the effectiveness" of the investigation led by Pablo Llarena, which "must take precedence" over the "prejudice" to the fundamental rights denounced by Puigdemont, Comín, and Puig. Furthermore, it argues that making a decision now "would amount to a premature resolution" of the substance of the matter and would imply a "premature judgment" on the application of the amnesty. The decision is thethe same one that took The Constitutional Court is currently reviewing the cases of Oriol Junqueras, Jordi Turull, Raül Romeva, and Dolors Bassa, who are demanding the lifting of their disqualifications, which are in effect until 2030 and 2031. Does this mean Puigdemont's return is delayed? The Constitutional Court is expected to make a decision on the merits of the case in the coming months, and a favorable ruling would open the door for the former president to return to the Principality. By then, the Court of Justice of the European Union is also expected to have ruled on the amnesty, after the Advocate General endorsed the law by the end of 2025. The Constitutional Court's final verdict will have to determine whether the alleged misuse of public funds by the October 1st government is upheld. Whatever the Constitutional Court decides, the ball will return to the Supreme Court's court, which has repeatedly ruled against it, arguing that Puigdemont and the ministers enriched themselves through the October 1st referendum because they did not cover their expenses with their own assets. It remains to be seen what the Supreme Court will do if the Constitutional Court contradicts its own doctrine.

The independence movement scored a point in its legal battle against the Spanish judiciary when, in 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) admitted the possibility of denying a European arrest warrant in very specific circumstances: as declared by the Luxembourg Court, a judge can refuse extradition due to evidence of "generalized deficiencies" in the judicial system and a risk of persecution against individuals from a specific group.

Vox chairs a Parliamentary petitions committee because it is required to do so due to a matter of proportionality. Since its formation on March 18th, after many obstacles, Far-right MP Mónica Lora presides over this space, initially with little impact on parliamentary life because it is limited to accepting petitions submitted by citizens. But Lora is already making her presence felt. The committee meeting this Tuesday faced a hitherto unprecedented situation, albeit without any impact, which she used to spread the word on social media. Lora ended the video call with Junts MP and former minister Lluís Puig, who is speaking remotely because he is in exile, and warned him that she intended to prevent him from participating in the committee. She did so just before closing the session, despite the fact that the former minister had been able to follow the entire session.

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has acquitted former minister Lluís Puig of the crime of disobedience in the case of the Sijena artworks. The court ruled that insufficient evidence had been provided to conclude that the former Minister of Culture and member of the 1-O government, now in exile, repeatedly and persistently failed to comply with the requirements to transfer the 44 works stored in the Lleida Museum to the Sijena Monastery in Huesca.

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has acquitted former minister Lluís Puig of the crime of disobedience in the case of the Sijena artworks. The court ruled that insufficient evidence had been provided to conclude that the former Minister of Culture and member of the 1-O government, exiled in Belgium, repeatedly and persistently failed to comply with the requirements to transfer the 44 works deposited in the Lleida Museum to the Sijena Monastery in Huesca. The pieces were ultimately The Civil Guard took it in December 2017, in the midst of the Generalitat's intervention with Article 155.

The future of Carles Puigdemont is in the Supreme Court this Monday. The appeals court has held a public hearing to study whether or not to apply the amnesty to the former president and the former ministers Toni Comín and Lluís Puig, half a year after Judge Pablo Llarena I would definitely deny them The judge, in line with the majority opinion of the criminal court, applied the interpretation that allocating public money to the referendum was a way of enriching oneself personally, given that the promoters of the consultation stopped putting money out of their own pockets and saved money. In this way, he justified that they cannot be pardoned. The amnesty law excludes the possibility of applying it to people who, by diverting funds, obtained a "personal benefit of a patrimonial nature." The judge made the decision in July and She confirmed it two months later, when it overturned both the first appeal of the defendants and the one presented by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the State Attorney's Office.