Catalan separatist leader demands Spanish 'amnesty'

Catalonia's separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has demanded an amnesty for hundreds of activists facing legal action over a failed 2017 separatist bid in the northeastern region of Spain.
He said the "complete abandonment of judicial proceedings" against Catalan separatists was needed for his JxCat party to give its crucial backing for Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to be sworn in for another term after an inconclusive national election in July.