Marlaska insiste en que el CNI no alertó de una llegada masiva de migrantes a Ceuta
El ministro del Interior eleva a 72.000 el número de personas que cruzaron irregularmente la frontera de El Tarajal y afirma que ya han retornado a Marruecos 70.000
Minister of Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska has repeatedly asserted on Tuesday that neither the National Center of Intelligence (CNI) nor any other EU or Spanish intelligence services had received any prior reports or alerts about tens of thousands of migrants attempting to cross the border at El Tarajal in Ceuta via swimming on the previous Thursday.
During a press conference following an emergency meeting with the EU Interior Ministers, Grande-Marlaska acknowledged that there had indeed been warnings in the days leading up to this event, as it is common during the summer months for there to be "an expansion, an increase" in irregular crossings by sea in the autonomous city.
In this particular instance, these arrivals could have been "promoted" following the Supreme Court's ruling in early July that prohibited in-person returns of individuals attempting to enter Ceuta and Melilla by swimming.
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