Catalan president in exile, Carles Puigdemont, stated after the decision of the Scottish justice system to definitively close the case for the extradition of Clara Ponsatí to Spain, that this is the difference with the Spanish justice system.
"Scottish justice is, above all, justice. In Europe this is what we are used to find. On the other hand, Spanish justice is, above all, Spanish. This is the big difference. Onward, Clara Ponsatí!" he said.
According to Ponsatí's lawyer, Aamer Anwar, the court considers that Ponsatí is no longer under its jurisdiction and that, therefore, the judicial process to extradite her to Spain must end. The case in Scotland had been open for over three years, but in November 2019 the court in Edinburgh already allowed Ponsatí to recover her passport and travel abroad.
The Scottish National Party (SNP), which governs in Scotland, has always openly rejected the position of the Spanish state in the Catalan conflict. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly expressed her "firm opposition" to the decision of Mariano Rajoy's government to "search for and imprison pro-independence politicians", which was later followed by Pedro Sánchez until the granting of pardons to prisoners under Spanish administration earlier this year. Sturgeon has always stressed that she respects the independence of the Scottish judiciary, which is not dependent on the English one.
This issue has also reached the Scottish press, which on several occasions has shown its support for the minister. The National newspaper has published several front-page stories on Ponsatí, denouncing her persecution.
The newspaper has stated on several occasions that "the Scots defend the Catalan teacher" and has denounced that "Spain shows the shadow of Franco". "You can't keep our Clara!", headlined The National. The Scottish press took up Ponsatí's cause and denounced the attempt to extradite her.
On 30 July 30th, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejected the precautionary measures requested by the Junts MEPs Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí to maintain the immunity lifted from them by the European Parliament in March. But that does not imply any detention measure, and this summer they have been seen in Northern Catalonia living their normal lives.