Puigdemont warrant lifted Return remains prospective

Oct 6

DD India reports Spain's Supreme Court lifting Carles Puigdemont's arrest warrant on Tuesday after the Constitutional Court ruled that the amnesty law must apply to Catalan separatists including embezzlement cases. It recalls the 2017 referendum-funding allegations and his departure for Belgium. Sánchez welcomes the judicial outcome and a forward-looking Catalan future in his complete clip; the anchor reports Junts secretary Jordi Turull hailing the decision. Return is expected, not reported as completed; final closure of all proceedings is not established.

RTVE's October 4 preview identified the October 6 Constitutional Court review of Jordi Turull and Dolors Bassa's appeals against refusal to apply the amnesty law to their Procés embezzlement convictions. That account described the review and possible Puigdemont return as prospective. DD India's October 6 account now says the court ruled that courts must apply the amnesty law, including embezzlement cases. It carries Sánchez's welcome of the constitutional ruling and describes the subsequent, separate Supreme Court warrant decision. The current passage does not name the reviewed appellants or establish completed return; preserve the two decisions as separate occurrences. RTVE's October 6 report now says the Constitutional Court has ruled seven to five that embezzlement must be amnestied. It distinguishes the Supreme Court's lifted Puigdemont warrant from the still-pending new formal-amnesty order after notification, with timing in Llarena's hands. Puigdemont welcomes the decision but sets no return date; Sánchez defends the law as serving coexistence, Junqueras welcomes return/eligibility prospects, Muñoz alleges an investiture bargain, Urtasun supports the ruling while criticizing Junts, and Illa's favourable assessment is reported. These positions retain attribution; no completed return or final formal-amnesty order is established.