Conflicting accounts over whether Spanish intelligence warned of mass entry into Ceuta
Spanish intelligence services concluded that Morocco did not plan last Thursday's mass entry of people into Ceuta, although it allowed the crossings and drew political benefit from the international attention, according to sources cited by El País. Other reporting contradicts that account on a key point: whether the government was warned in advance.
The conflicting accounts surrounding Spain's intelligence warnings regarding the mass entry of people into Ceuta have been reported by both El País and The Objective. While El País cited sources indicating that Spanish intelligence concluded Morocco did not plan the mass entry, The Objective reported that intelligence assessments had flagged a possible mass entry coinciding with Morocco's Throne Day.
Additionally, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska stated that no warning was given by the intelligence services, in contrast to The Objective's report. Morocco has since commented publicly, attributing the events to human trafficking networks, disinformation, and misinterpretations of a Spanish Supreme Court ruling. The discrepancy between the accounts stems from the use of unidentified sources and the classified status of National Intelligence Center reports, leaving the Defense Ministry unable to confirm or deny them.
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