Divisive Catalan amnesty bill clears parliamentary hurdle in Spain | Catalonia News

Divisive Catalan amnesty bill clears parliamentary hurdle in Spain | Catalonia News

Spain’s lower house of parliament has approved an amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes – proven and alleged – by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum in the region six years ago. The MPs on Thursday voted 178 in favour to 172 against in the 350-seat…