Puigdemont Accuses Spain of Ignoring Amnesty Law, Files Complaint with European Commission

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has escalated his legal battle by filing a complaint against Spain with the European Commission. Puigdemont alleges that Spanish authorities are deliberately failing to apply the amnesty law that was recently passed, effectively excluding him from its provisions.

The complaint lodged in Brussels comes after Spain's Court of Accounts rejected granting him a pardon. This decision by the court occurred subsequent to a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the implications of which appear to have been interpreted differently by Spanish judicial bodies.

Puigdemont, who has been living in exile since the 2017 Catalan independence referendum, has been a central figure in the political tensions between Catalonia and the Spanish state. The amnesty law, intended to normalize relations, has become a focal point of legal and political contention, with its application to Puigdemont and other exiled leaders remaining a contentious issue.