Amnesty for Catalan separatists – level 1

Amnesty for Catalan separatists

14-11-2023 15:00

Spain’s socialists and the Catalan separatist Junts party make a deal. The deal is about an amnesty.

An amnesty is a pardon for people in prison. This amnesty is for people involved in Catalonia’s independence drive. The new law is for events from 2012 to now, including a 2014 vote and a 2017 referendum. The referendum is against the law. Nine leaders go to prison for this. But they get amnesty in 2021.

The law will not give any names of people. Carles Puigdemont is Junts’ leader. He is in Belgium. Spanish authorities are fighting to bring him back to Spain. He faces charges there. The law will help around 1,500 people.

Difficult words: pardon (to excuse or forgive someone), involved (when someone is a part of something), referendum (when all people vote for a cause).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

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