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| Ex-Catalan minister Clara Ponsatí to present herself for arrest | |
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| A former Catalan minister who fled Spain to return to Scotland is preparing to hand herself in to police. | |
| A European arrest warrant was issued for Clara Ponsatí on Friday. | |
| Police Scotland confirmed they were in possession of the warrant and had attempted to trace Ms Ponsati, the former government minister on Sunday. | |
| After being contacted by her solicitor, police said arrangements were being made for Ms Ponsati to hand herself in to police. | |
| Clara Ponsati was serving as education minister in the Catalan government when it declared independence from Spain in October. | |
| She fled to Brussels with former leader Carles Puigdemont, then returned to the University of St Andrews. | |
| A Spanish judge reactivated warrants for Mr Puigdemont, Ms Ponsatí and three other former ministers on Friday. | A Spanish judge reactivated warrants for Mr Puigdemont, Ms Ponsatí and three other former ministers on Friday. |
| Mr Puigdemont has now been detained in Germany, his lawyer confirmed on Sunday. | Mr Puigdemont has now been detained in Germany, his lawyer confirmed on Sunday. |
| Spain's central government took direct control of Catalonia and sacked officials, following the region's banned independence referendum in October. | Spain's central government took direct control of Catalonia and sacked officials, following the region's banned independence referendum in October. |
| Ms Ponsatí escaped to Belgium from Spain along with Mr Puigdemont and three of his former ministers days after the independence declaration. | Ms Ponsatí escaped to Belgium from Spain along with Mr Puigdemont and three of his former ministers days after the independence declaration. |
| International arrest warrants were issued for all five but they were later withdrawn. | International arrest warrants were issued for all five but they were later withdrawn. |
| Ms Ponsatí later returned to St Andrews University where she had been director of the school of economics and finance before taking up her role as Catalan education minister last summer. | Ms Ponsatí later returned to St Andrews University where she had been director of the school of economics and finance before taking up her role as Catalan education minister last summer. |
| A spokesman for St Andrews said: '"We're aware that a warrant has been issued, we're staying in close touch with Clara and will continue to monitor developments very carefully." | A spokesman for St Andrews said: '"We're aware that a warrant has been issued, we're staying in close touch with Clara and will continue to monitor developments very carefully." |