‘We love you Catalonia’: Spain to pardon jailed separatists
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Pardons expected to be approved by cabinet on Tuesday, a move some analysts say could deepen divide.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has confirmed controversial plans to pardon the nine Catalan separatists who were jailed for their role in the illegal independence referendum of 2017. The Socialist leader made the widely expected announcement during a speech in Catalonia’s capital, Barcelona, on Monday morning. “Tomorrow, guided by this constitutional spirit of forgiveness, I will propose that the cabinet approve the pardon,” Sanchez said.
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