At a Nueva Economía Fórum breakfast briefing, Conde-Pumpido said the Constitutional Court would not reveal its position before the plenary on 6 October 2026. The session will consider the draft ruling on Dolors Bassa's appeal over the amnesty law and malversación linked to the procés.
If the plenary reaches a ruling that day, the court will notify the parties immediately. Conde-Pumpido would not predict the result or say how long deliberations might take.
The ruling could have wide effects: it may open the legal path for Carles Puigdemont to return to Spain and would bind every judge and court.
Europa Press and El País reported that the draft ruling would distinguish malversación connected to the procés from cases involving personal enrichment. It would favour amnesty where no personal enrichment was involved.
The legal question remains open until the plenary considers the draft. The court's president has set one clear limit: the tribunal itself must announce the ruling.
RTVE reported that Conde-Pumpido has described the application of the amnesty in these cases as "preferential and urgent." He also said the Constitutional Court must issue the decision itself, rather than leave it to leaks or predictions.
No ruling has been issued. The immediate question is whether the amnesty law covers malversación offences tied to the procés. Its interpretation could also determine whether legal obstacles to Puigdemont's return are removed. The court has not announced an outcome.
The dispute has already reached the Supreme Court. The earlier position and the Constitutional Court's forthcoming ruling are covered in the earlier court dispute. That context helps explain the weight of the 6 October hearing.
Europa Press reported that the draft considers the Supreme Court's approach inconsistent with the purpose of the amnesty law. The same plenary may also examine a related appeal involving Jordi Turull.
El País reported that the ruling in Bassa's case could guide other amnesty requests, including those involving Puigdemont and Oriol Junqueras, as well as former ministers. Its effects could reach beyond one appeal.
Conde-Pumpido also called for the renewal of four Constitutional Court magistrates whose mandates expired in December 2025. The Senate is responsible for the appointments.
The four affected judges include Conde-Pumpido himself and María Luisa Balaguer. They also include Ricardo Enríquez and José María Macías. ARA described the institutional setting of his public remarks ahead of the court's consideration of the amnesty ruling.
His message was direct: political interests cannot override compliance with the Spanish Constitution, which requires members of the tribunal of guarantees to be renewed every nine years. Conde-Pumpido urged political parties to carry out that mandate.
The two matters share an institutional setting, but remain separate proceedings. The plenary must decide the amnesty appeal, while political parties must address the overdue renewal of four magistrates.
One issue concerns the legal status of malversación in the procés; the other concerns the composition of the court that will rule on it.
For now, the only confirmed date is the plenary debate on 6 October 2026. The court has issued no ruling or previewed an outcome. Any eventual decision will bind judges and courts. The appeal remains undecided, while the renewal of the four magistrates is still before the political parties.
