A woman holds a cardboard cut out of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont during a protest in support of Puigdemont in Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 24, 2021. Spain’s Parliament has approved a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum six years ago. The secession crisis erupted in 2017, when a regional administration led by Puigdemont staged a referendum on independence, defying orders from the national government and a ruling from Spain's top court that doing so violated the constitution. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu, File)
FILE - Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Prime Minister delivers his speech at the Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 17, 2024. Spain’s Parliament is set to give its initial approval Thursday March 14, 2024 to a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by potentially hundreds of Catalan separatists. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Crowds with Spanish flags pack the central Puerta del Sol during a protest called by Spain's Conservative Popular Party in Madrid, Spain, Nov.12, 2023. Spain’s Parliament has approved a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum six years ago. The secession crisis erupted in 2017, when a regional administration led by Puigdemont staged a referendum on independence, defying orders from the national government and a ruling from Spain's top court that doing so violated the constitution. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, left, and Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance Maria Jesus Montero at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has promoted the amnesty as a way to move past a secession attempt by the then-leaders of Catalonia, a northeastern region centered around Barcelona where many speak the local Catalan language as well as Spanish. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
From left to right and foreground, Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance Maria Jesus Montero and Spain's second Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Spain’s Parliament on Thursday has approved a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum six years ago. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Member of European Parliament Carles Puigdemont speaks during a media conference at the European Parliament in Brussels, March 9, 2021. Spain’s Parliament has approved a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum six years ago. The secession crisis erupted in 2017, when a regional administration led by Puigdemont staged a referendum on independence, defying orders from the national government and a ruling from Spain's top court that doing so violated the constitution. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
From left to right: Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance Maria Jesus Montero and Spain's second Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has promoted the amnesty as a way to move past a secession attempt by the then-leaders of Catalonia, a northeastern region centered around Barcelona where many speak the local Catalan language as well as Spanish. The conservative opposition accuses Sanchez of selling out the rule of law in exchange for another term in the Moncloa Palace and has organized major street protests during recent months. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The leader of the Catalonian ERC party Oriol Junqueras, center, arrives at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has promoted the amnesty as a way to move past a secession attempt by the then-leaders of Catalonia, a northeastern region centered around Barcelona where many speak the local Catalan language as well as Spanish. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The leader of the Catalonian ERC party Oriol Junqueras attends a parliamentary session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Spain's Parliament on Thursday has approved a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum six years ago. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
From left to right and foreground, Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance Maria Jesus Montero and Spain's second Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz and Spain's Minister for the Presidency Felix Bolanos at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Spain's Parliament on Thursday has approved a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum six years ago. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
FILE - Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont speaks at a press conference in Alghero, Sardinia, on Oct. 4, 2021. Spain’s Parliament is set to give its initial approval Thursday March 14, 2024 to a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by potentially hundreds of Catalan separatists. (AP Photo/Gloria Calvi, File)
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro leaves the Spanish Parliament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Spain's Parliament on Thursday has approved a controversial amnesty bill aimed at forgiving crimes — both proved and alleged — committed by Catalan separatists during a chaotic attempt to hold an independence referendum six years ago. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Spain's conservative opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo attends a parliamentary session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promoted the amnesty as a way to move past a secession attempt by the then-leaders of Catalonia, a northeastern region centered around Barcelona where many speak the local Catalan language as well as Spanish. The conservative opposition accuses Sánchez of selling out the rule of law in exchange for another term in the Moncloa Palace and has organized major street protests during recent months. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Santiago Abascal, leader of the far right VOX party attends a parliamentary session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has promoted the amnesty as a way to move past a secession attempt by the then-leaders of Catalonia, a northeastern region centered around Barcelona where many speak the local Catalan language as well as Spanish. The conservative opposition accuses Sanchez of selling out the rule of law in exchange for another term in the Moncloa Palace and has organized major street protests during recent months. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
The leader of the Catalonian ERC party Oriol Junqueras attends a parliamentary session in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, March 14, 2024. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has promoted the amnesty as a way to move past a secession attempt by the then-leaders of Catalonia, a northeastern region centered around Barcelona where many speak the local Catalan language as well as Spanish. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)