Overview
- Cándido Conde‑Pumpido told a Madrid forum on Thursday that the Tribunal Constitucional will adopt a “clear and precise” doctrine on the crime of malversación at next week’s plenary session.
- He said the doctrine is legally binding for all judges and urged the Supreme Court to apply the 2025 amnesty to malversación cases as a matter of priority and urgency.
- The Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea has already ruled that EU law does not oppose the amnesty, a decision the TC cited as legal backing for its position.
- The TC is due to rule imminently on amparo appeals by former Catalan ministers Dolors Bassa and Jordi Turull, decisions that Conde‑Pumpido said would be notified quickly and then sent to ordinary courts for execution.
- Conde‑Pumpido also pressed the Senate to renew several Constitutional Court seats whose mandates expired in December 2025, arguing that stalled appointments risked institutional stability and public confidence in the courts.