Overview

• Carles Puigdemont filed an amparo appeal on July 17 with the Constitutional Court challenging the Supreme Court’s refusal to apply the 2023 Amnesty Law to his malversation charge.
• Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena excluded Puigdemont from the law by interpreting the alleged diversion of public funds as motivated by personal enrichment.
• Puigdemont’s defense, led by Gonzalo Boye, argues that Llarena’s ruling infringed on fundamental rights including personal liberty, judicial guarantees and equal political participation.
• The appeal requests a medida cautelarísima to immediately suspend the national arrest warrant and detention order against Puigdemont to avert irreparable harm.
• The Constitutional Court is expected to decide on the precautionary suspension within days, a ruling that will clarify the practical reach of the Amnesty Law and judicial oversight in Spain.