The move is widely seen as a gesture of political goodwill as the Socialist Party seeks support to form government
Catalan politician Oriol Junqueras attends a session of parliament, in Madrid, Spain, in a May 21, 2019, file photo.Spain’s state attorney on Monday recommended the release of Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras from prison in what was widely seen as a gesture of political goodwill as the Socialist Party seeks support to form a government.
Junqueras was elected to the European Parliament in May while he was awaiting the verdict in his case in jail. The European Union’s top court said this month that Junqueras was entitled to immunity as an EU lawmaker.The Spanish Supreme Court is expected to give a ruling in coming weeks. The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and ERC have been meeting regularly since a Nov. 10 election that saw the Socialists emerge as the winner but fall short of a majority in a fragmented parliament.
An ERC spokesman declined to comment on the state attorney’s decision though the party’s leadership is scheduled to meet on Monday afternoon, at the same time as the leaders of the Socialist Party and Unidas Podemos, Pedro Sanchez and Pablo Iglesias, have scheduled a joint news conference.
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