Spain MPs back amnesty law for Catalan separatists - BBC News

The controversial law would remove legal action mainly stemming from a 2017 Catalan bid for secession.

23 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsCatalonia independence protestsImage source, Eduardo Parra/Europa PressImage caption, Catalan MPs celebrated outside Spain's Congress of Deputies after MPs backed the amnesty lawBy Guy HedgecoeBBC News, MadridSpain's Congress has approved a controversial amnesty law that seeks to benefit nationalists facing legal action for separatist activity in the north-eastern region of Catalonia.

The law, a revised version of a bill rejected in January, received 178 votes in the 350-seat chamber.

The amnesty aims to remove pending legal action against people accused of separatist activity, mainly stemming from a 2017 Catalan bid for secession.

It now has to be backed by the Senate.

Socialist Party spokesman Patxi López said the amnesty helped "end a period of conflict and open a time of reconciliation and unity".

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