Spanish PM, Pedro Sánchez, rejected his own police's evidence that Moroccan intelligence agencies were behind the Ceuta migrant crisisDuring an extraordinary session of the Spanish parliament called to address the crisis, Sánchez dismissed the report’s allegations that Moroccan security officers guided groups of migrants toward the border with Ceuta.
“I can assure you that no government institution, nor the diplomatic service, nor the European Commission, nor any international organization has provided the Spanish government with solid evidence that Morocco planned or carried out the incident,” Sánchez said.
“No one can deny that this government is not afraid to confront other foreign powers when the situation has required it,” the prime minister added, alluding to his frequent clashes with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “If solid evidence existed, we would act accordingly.”
Sánchez is facing mounting political pressure over the Ceuta crisis. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday to protest the government’s handling of the situation, and even members of Sánchez’s coalition government are challenging the prime minister’s narrative.
Ignoring jeers of protest from opposition lawmakers, Sánchez insisted that Spain must “continue cooperating with Morocco” and maintain “a good neighborly relationship” in order to deport the unauthorized migrants that remain in Ceuta and prevent future surges.nment, said it was “hard to imagine that 80,000 people could have been moved to the border without Moroccan authorities knowing about it.”
Prior to entering the parliament Thursday, Youth Minister Sira Rego, a member of the left-wing Sumar group, the junior partner in the gover
She also questioned Sánchez’s long-term “policy of appeasement with Morocco,” adding the strategy had not been beneficial for Spain.
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