Overview

• A Barcelona court has granted amnesty to 13 National Police officers accused of mistreating Paula G., a detainee during the 2019 Catalan independence protests.
• The court determined there was insufficient evidence of illegal detention, threats, or degrading treatment, and that the alleged actions lacked the minimum gravity required to exclude amnesty.
• The decision follows requests from both the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the officers’ defense lawyers to apply Spain’s 2023 amnesty law.
• Paula G.’s civil claim for compensation remains pending, as the court excluded it from the scope of the amnesty ruling.
• The criminal trial against Paula G., who faces charges related to public disorder during the protests, is suspended pending her potential amnesty application, which she has so far declined to pursue.