Spain pardons jailed catalan separatist leaders

Spain pardons jailed catalan separatist leaders

Yahoo - World·2021-06-22 21:00

MADRID (Reuters) -Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday pardoned all nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for their role in a failed independence bid in the region in 2017, one of whom reacted with defiance to news of his impending release.

Sanchez announced the pardons in a televised address. They are conditional and a ban on the leaders holding public office remains in place.

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