Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, approved on Thursday a bill granting amnesty to Catalans involved in a 2017 independence referendum.
It must still clear the conservative-dominated Senate.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez relied on the support of the Catalan separatist Junts party in order to form government.
The bill passed with 178 votes in favor and 172 against.
More to come…
sdi/wmr (AFP, Reuters)
