On January 21, hundreds of thousands of people protested in Spain to protest against the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in a key election year.
Person protest waved the Spanish flag and called for the Socialist Prime Minister’s resignation. Protest organizers said a total of about 700,000 people attended the event, of which about 30,000 gathered at Cibeles square in Madrid.
The protests stem from calls by conservative parties, including the main opposition Popular Party (PP) and right-wing party Vox, to protest against the government’s removal of the charge of sedition and amendments to the law. anti sexual violence in the direction of increasing the punishment for rape but reducing the sentence for other sex crimes.
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Previously, on January 12, Spain’s Supreme Court dropped the charge of instigating sedition against former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, related to the 2017 independence plan. The above was made after Spain revised the Criminal Law and abolished the crime.
However, Mr. Puigdemont still faces charges of disobedience and embezzlement. These charges could land him in prison for up to eight years. Under the old law, sedition could carry a prison sentence of up to 15 years.
Last year, Spain Amended the Penal Code, including removing the charge of sedition, which has resulted in some politicians seeking secession to be sentenced to up to 13 years in prison.
Prime Minister Sanchez later pardoned them. He said the move would help reduce political tensions between the central government in Madrid and the region Catalonia rich in the Northeast. However, the opposition argues that this is in return for the votes of pro-Catalan parties in Parliament.
Phuong Ho (VNA/Vietnam+)