![Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, First Deputy Prime Minister Maria Jesus Montero and Minister for the Presidency, Justice and Parliamentary Relations Felix Bolanos attend a debate on the legislative proposal to grant amnesty to those involved in Catalonia's failed independence bid in 2017, in Madrid, Spain January 30, 2024.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JQJ3MEQEJCO7WAATPPOXIDG3YY.jpg?auth=8c6133213d71ed23ceeb9c5699c0734804b58f80cbf97340d785b1a8b5b8c44d&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Catalan separatists reject amnesty bill, highlighting the fragility of Spain’s minority government
The separatists who want to ensure that their leader Carles Puigdemont, a fugitive in Belgium, can return home, said the proposed law did not protect him