Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Monday, June 21 in Barcelona that his government would give the green light on Tuesday to the controversial pardon of the nine Catalan pro-independence leaders sentenced to prison for the autumn 2017 secession attempt.
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"
Tomorrow, guided by the spirit of concord of the Constitution, I will propose to the Council of Ministers to grant pardon to the nine condemned
" for their role in this attempt at secession with sentences ranging from nine to 13 years in prison, a announced the socialist leader in the Liceu theater, while people in the audience shouted for a
total
"
amnesty
".