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Clara Ponsati: Removal of immunity from MEP facing extradition challenged by lawyers Laura Paterson Lawyers are challenging the European Parliament’s decision to remove immunity from prosecution for an MEP who could face extradition to Spain. © Clara Ponsati faces a charge of sedition over her role in Catalonia's unsanctioned independence refe... Let us know what you think and join the conversation at the bottom of this article Clara Ponsati faces a charge of sedition over her role in Catalonia’s unsanctioned independence referendum in 2017. Ms Ponsati, a University of S...

Lawyers are challenging the European Parliament’s decision to remove immunity from prosecution for an MEP who could face extradition to Spain. Clara Ponsati faces a charge of sedition over her role in Catalonia’s unsanctioned independence referendum in 2017. Ms Ponsati, a University of St Andrews academic, became an MEP after five seats in the European Parliament were given to Spain when the UK left the EU in January 2019. This afforded her and the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and former Catalan health minister Toni Comin, who also became MEPs, protection as members ...

A MAN conducted a campaign of harassment against his former partner and threatened to post intimate photos of her on the internet. Warren Fisher, of Musselburgh, engaged in abusive behaviour over a six-month period that saw him break into the woman’s home and search the property, believing she was with another man. Fisher also threatened to post intimate images of the woman on the internet and threatened her with violence during the period of controlling behaviour. Edinburgh Sheriff Court was told that Fisher and the woman had previously been in a relationship. The court heard tha...

Edinburgh Sheriff Court A CHILD was severely injured when glass went in their eye after a county man smashed mirrors and panels in an angry outburst. Liam Skinner lost his temper and culpably and recklessly broke doors and glass panels at a home in the Pilton area of Edinburgh last May. Skinner, of Pypers Wynd, Prestonpans, caused some of the broken glass to land on his partner, causing her injury. The disturbance also saw shards of glass enter the eye of a child who was present at the time, to their severe injury. Skinner, 31, pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Edinb...

Edinburgh Sheriff Court A PRESTONPANS man has avoided a jail sentence after admitting supplying a Class A drug on four occasions. Christopher Yorkston, of Bankton Terrace, supplied quantities of methadone to others at two streets in the town. Yorkston pleaded guilty to the 2018 offences when he appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in February and was back in the dock for sentencing last Thursday. Solicitor Mary Moultrie said that her client had secured full-time employment and had not committed any offences since 2018. Ms Moultrie described the drug supply offences amounting to £60 ...