Spain's Supreme Court suspends Puigdemont's arrest warrant

Spain's Supreme Court has provisionally suspended the arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, awaiting the full Constitutional Court ruling on the misappropriation amnesty. This trinc a Constitutional Court order to apply amnesty to Dolors Bassa. The Supreme Court has complied with the Constitutional Court's order, leaving the arrest warrant provisionally in abeyance until a further decision. The measure also affects others in the same case.

## What the Constitutional Court decided

The Constitutional Court ruled that the Amnesty Law is constitutional regarding misappropriation. It ordered the Supreme Court to apply it to **Dolors Bassa**, who had filed an appeal. This ruling opens the door to reviewing the situation of Puigdemont and others.

## What happens now with Puigdemont

The Supreme Court provisionally accepts that the Bassa ruling applies to Puigdemont and others. The arrest warrant is suspended, not annulled. The court must study the full text before deciding if the amnesty covers misappropriation in his case.

## Next steps

The Constitutional Court will publish the full ruling. The Supreme Court judge, **Pablo Llarena**, must then issue a reasoned order. If he concludes the ruling does not apply to Puigdemont, the arrest warrant could be reactivated. This is an open scenario, not a certainty.