A delegation from the Council of Europe’s advisory body visited Spain on February 8 and 9 to gather information about the initiative, at the request of the PP. The Minister of the Presidency has welcomed the decision, stressing that “amnesty is a tool for reconciliation.”
The Venice Commission, an advisory body to the Council of Europe, endorses the amnesty law in a text stating that this norm “does not affect the separation of powers,” as confirmed by socialist sources.
The Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts, Felix Bolaños, has celebrated the decision and emphasized that “amnesty is a tool for reconciliation”. “And it also meets international standards. It is impeccable and positive,” he wrote online.
However, Council of Europe sources have indicated that there is still no final report.
In this way the provisional text will be discussed in the next March 15 and 16, where it is expected that there will be discussion and possible changes through amendments. In this way, the final document must be approved in plenary.
The Venice Commission began studying the amnesty law following a request from the Senate. at the request of the PP.
A delegation from the Venice Commission visited Spain those days February 8 and 9 to meet with parliamentary groups from Congress and Senate, the government, constitutional experts and judicial associations, among others, to gather information about the initiative.
During this visit, committee members focused on the bill’s procedures in both Congress and the Senate, but did not review its contents or ask for details of terrorist crimes.
One of the members even made it clear to the deputies that their role is not to assess the appropriateness of the future law, but only to analyze whether the procedures have been followed. correct technical procedures during its processing.
Source: EITB
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