St Andrews University Professor Clara Ponsati begins MEP role
The position could see her escape extradition to Spain for her role in Catalonia's unsanctioned independence referendum in 2017
Last updated 13th Feb 2020
A St Andrews University Professor has begun her new position as member of the European Parliament, which could see her avoid extradition to Spain.
Clara Ponsati faces a charge of sedition over her role in Catalonia's unsanctioned independence referendum in 2017.
This week she arrived in Strasbourg to begin her role as a Catalan MEP.
"Honestly I wasn't expecting to become an MEP. I knew from the election results that if Brexit went through I would become an MEP," she said.
"At that time my expectation was that either Brexit might not happen or would take a long time.
"Things have happened faster than I thought."
St Andrews University confirmed Clara Ponsati remains an employee and added no decision on her long term position has been made.
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