St Andrews professor to surrender to police over role in Catalan independence referendum

Ex-education minister Clara Ponsati will fight calls for extradition from Spanish government

Clara Ponsati, Catalonia, Puigdemnot
Clara Ponsati (R) in Brussels with deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont
(Image credit: Emmanuel Dunand/Getty Images)

A Catalan professor who teaches economics at the University of St Andrews in Scotland is preparing to hand herself in to Scottish police over her role in the Catalan independence referendum.

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