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Trial of Catalan independence leaders

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that the nine Catalan separatist leaders involved in the unsuccessful 2017 independence bid will be pardoned tomorrow, saying that this is needed to ease tensions with Catalonia. President of the Catalan Government Pere Aragonès welcomes the pardons but says that they will pursue more concessions, such as a new authorized independence referendum. The Spanish oppositional parties subsequently announce that they will try to reverse the pardons.

Spain to pardon jailed Catalan separatist leaders on Tuesday

Sources:  Reuters

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  1. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that Catalan separatists would be pardoned Tuesday for their 2017 unsuccessful independence bid. Sánchez says he aims to ease tensions with Catalonia. President of the Catalan Government Pere Aragonès says the pardons are welcome but that they will pursue more concessions, such as an amnesty to all those involved, which would benefit around 3,000 people.
  2. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that the nine Catalan separatists leaders involved in the unsuccessful 2017 independence bid will be pardoned tomorrow, saying that this is needed to ease tensions with Catalonia. President of the Catalan Government Pere Aragonès welcomes the pardons but says that they will pursue more concessions, such as a new authorized independence referendum. The Spanish oppositional parties subsequently announce that they will try to reverse the pardons.
  3. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces that the nine Catalan separatist leaders involved in the unsuccessful 2017 independence bid will be pardoned tomorrow, saying that this is needed to ease tensions with Catalonia. President of the Catalan Government Pere Aragonès welcomes the pardons but says that they will pursue more concessions, such as a new authorized independence referendum. The Spanish oppositional parties subsequently announce that they will try to reverse the pardons.

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