Overview
- Puigdemont’s lawyer filed for the immediate suspension of the national arrest order, citing the EU Advocate General’s conclusions and arguing irreparable harm to his liberty and political rights.
- The filing leans on the Constitutional Court’s prior finding that the amnesty law is constitutional and on Dean Spielmann’s opinion that the law aligns with EU rules and is not an auto-amnesty.
- The Constitutional Court has admitted the amparo appeals and opened a separate proceeding on the arrest orders but has not set a decision, with court sources indicating no acceleration of its timetable.
- Spain’s Public Prosecutor opposes lifting the warrant before the amparo is decided, warning that such a move would pre-judge the merits of the case against Supreme Court decisions.
- Victims’ association ACVOT asked the EU court to seek clarifications from Spain’s Audiencia Nacional and to reopen oral proceedings, arguing the Advocate General exceeded the questions referred when addressing auto-amnesty.