Tag: Clara Ponsati

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 09:21 UTC

  Ex Catalan minister hands herself in at a police station in Edinburgh, before a court appearance

  

  Former Catalan minister Clara Ponsati, wanted in Spain for her role in the region's unilateral bid for independence in 2017, was arrested by Scottish police on Thursday.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Spanish Supreme Court issues international warrants for ex Catalan officials

  

  Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday issued international arrest warrants for three former Catalan regional government officials who fled abroad after the failed independence bid of 2017, court documents showed. A similar arrest warrant was issued on Oct 14 for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, just hours after the Supreme Court handed long jail terms to nine other separatist leaders on charges of sedition.