On 28 March 2023, Prof. Dr. Clara Ponsatí, MEP, was temporarily arrested in Barcelona despite her immunity and driven to court, although she pointed out her immunity and showed her MEP card. The police officers and other officials responsible for this illegal temporary deprivation of liberty of an MEP are believed to have been guilty of a criminal offence. Prof. Ponsatí was released after a judicial hearing. Declared deposed by Spain in violation of organic law of the Spanish state on 27 October 2017, the Catalan minister advocates Catalonia's state independence from Spain. The renowned lawyer returned to Brussels on 29 March 2023.

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https://expresso.pt/internacional/2023-03-28-Libertada-eurodeputada-independentista-catala-detida-no-regresso-a-Espanha-apos-cinco-anos-de-exilio-3d605912

https://elpais.com/espana/catalunya/2023-03-28/la-eurodiputada-clara-ponsati-regresa-a-barcelona-tras-cinco-anos-huida-de-la-justicia-espanola.html?rel=buscador_noticias

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https://www.rfi.fr/es/m%C3%A1s-noticias/20230328-una-independentista-catalana-vuelve-a-espa%C3%B1a-tras-5-a%C3%B1os-evitando-la-justicia

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https://www.france24.com/es/europa/20230328-detienen-a-la-eurodiputada-independentista-catalana-clara-ponsat%C3%AD-tras-regresar-a-espa%C3%B1a

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/afp/una-independentista-catalana-vuelve-a-espa%C3%B1a-tras-5-a%C3%B1os-evitando-la-justicia/48400200

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https://taz.de/Katalanische-Separatistenpolitikerin/!5925022/

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/clara-ponsati-katalanische-separatistin-nach-rueckkehr-in-spanien-festgenommen-a-04132379-4b38-4a03-996e-a0938f0cd38d

https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/imatge-inedita-ponsati-ue-detencio-espanya/