A Scottish court has this afternoon granted former Catalan education minister Clara Ponsatí bail. She was allowed to keep her passport.

Ponsatí, 62, presented herself at an Edinburgh police station this morning, following which she appeared in court. The next hearing will be on 12th December.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court accepted the application from her lawyer Aamer Anwar that there was no need to hold the former minister and professor in custody whilst the extradition request against her is considered. In Spain she faces charges of sedition and misuse of public funds deriving from the 2017 independence referendum.

"We've won the battle but not the war, there's a long way to go", Ponsatí said, her lawyer reported on Twitter. He also linked to a crowdfunding campaign to cover her legal costs, which is already over halfway to its goal of £100,000 (€120,000).

In a prepared statement, Anwar said that "the warrant is full of contradictions and mistakes; whilst it accuses Clara of everything, in reality the warrant provides no real examples of any alleged crime" and accused Spain of "repeatedly abus[ing] the European Arrest Warrant".

He described sedition as "an archaic offence invented in the 16th century" by monarchs who "feared a backlash from people demanding their freedom". "Sadly for Spain", he added, in Spain, "like most democracies, the crime of sedition no longer exists".

“The crime of sedition is a 16th century offense that was created by kings and queens to stop the backlash from ordinary people wanting their rights.”—@AamerAnwar, @ClaraPonsati’s lawyer pic.twitter.com/hrUrxOnBXK — Liz Castro (@lizcastro) November 14, 2019

Statement at 3.30pm outside the court as @ClaraPonsati is released on bail from extradition hearing -“Hem guanyat la batalla però no la guerra, encara queda un llarg camí!” 🎗Si us plau, doneu suport i compartiu el llançament del meu crowdfunding jurídi https://t.co/5UH3krTOcP pic.twitter.com/Grl8lhZaxZ — Aamer Anwar🎗✊🏽 (@AamerAnwar) 14 de novembre de 2019