Spain’s police chief says Ceuta report does not attribute ‘planning or execution’ of migrant crisis to Morocco
Spain’s National Police director has told Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska that a controversial intelligence report submitted to the National Court does not attribute the ‘planning or execution’ of July’s mass migrant entry into Ceuta to the Moroccan security forces. Francisco Pardo Piqueras (main image, from archive) gave the assurance on... The post Spain’s police chief says Ceuta…
Spain's National Police chief, Francisco Pardo, has stated that a recent intelligence report does not attribute the planning or execution of the recent migrant crisis in Ceuta to Moroccan security forces. This comes after the report was submitted to the National Court as part of a preliminary investigation into the events. Pardo assured Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska of this fact, but the document, prepared by the National Centre for Immigration and Borders, has raised controversy due to its alleged depiction of Moroccan gendarmes and plainclothes agents directing migrants and issuing instructions near the El Tarajal breakwater.
The police analysis also suggests the incident was part of a counter-intelligence operation aimed at undermining Spain's security apparatus. The dispute over these claims has caused concern within the Spanish government, with the Interior Minister demanding clarification about why he was not informed about the report.
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