西班牙宪法法院裁定特赦法适用贪腐案件，普伊格德蒙特回国障碍扫除关键一关
西班牙宪法法院10月6日星期二裁定，各级法院必须将特赦法适用于加泰罗尼亚分离主义者，包括涉及挪用公款的案件，为流亡多年的加泰领导人普伊格德蒙特预期中的回国扫除了一个主要障碍。
普伊格德蒙特在2017年加泰罗尼亚独立公投后离开西班牙，长期自我流亡海外。特赦法是桑切斯政府2023年组建第三任期政府时与加泰政党达成的核心安排之一，其适用范围、尤其是能否覆盖挪用公款罪名，一直是司法争议焦点。
宪法法院的裁定意味着下级法院在处理相关案件时须适用特赦。此前，部分法官对特赦在贪腐类罪名上的适用持保留态度，使普伊格德蒙特回国后是否仍面临追诉存在不确定性。
裁定出台之际，西班牙刚宣布将于11月29日提前大选，加泰罗尼亚议题与特赦争议预计将在竞选中再受审视。普伊格德蒙特方面尚未公布具体回国时间表。
Court Ruling Clears Key Hurdle for Puigdemont's Return to Spain
Spain's Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday, October 6, that Spanish courts must apply the amnesty law to Catalan separatists, including in embezzlement cases, clearing a major hurdle for the expected return of self-exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont.
Puigdemont left Spain after Catalonia's 2017 independence referendum and has lived in self-imposed exile since. The amnesty law was a central element of the arrangements that allowed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to form a government in 2023, and its scope — particularly whether it covers embezzlement — has been legally contested.
The ruling means lower courts must apply the amnesty in the relevant cases. Some judges had previously resisted applying it to financial offences, leaving uncertainty over whether Puigdemont would still face prosecution on his return.
The decision comes as Spain prepares for a snap election on November 29, with Catalonia and the amnesty expected to feature in the campaign. Puigdemont has not announced a timetable for returning.
图片来源：图：位于马德里的西班牙宪法法院大楼外观。摄影：Javier Perez Montes，CC BY-SA 4.0，取自 Wikimedia Commons
