The Investigating Court number 6 of Ceuta has opened proceedings against the Government delegate in the autonomous city, Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, for an alleged crime of omissive prevarication, after the complaint filed by the association Manos Limpias.
The organization claims that the delegate did not take the necessary measures despite having been informed by intelligence services of a possible mass entry from Morocco. The complaint was filed on August 26 before the Dean Court of Ceuta and subsequently expanded to include other episodes related to the crisis.
The judicial procedure, therefore, stems from the accusations made by Manos Limpias and must determine whether there was any irregular action on the part of the Government delegate and whether this may have criminal relevance.
The complaint is supported by Robles' statements
Manos Limpias bases part of its complaint on the appearance of the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, before the Defense Commission of Congress on August 25.
According to what the union states in its document, Robles affirmed that the services of the National Intelligence Center (CNI) had warned the Government delegate of the situation that could occur in Ceuta.
The minister explained that the CNI had conveyed on July 29, one day before the mass entry, information about the movements of people preparing to irregularly access Spanish territory from Morocco.
Manos Limpias believes that this information obligated the Government delegate to take measures to prevent the mass entry and argues that his alleged lack of action may have contributed to the subsequent consequences.
The central issue of the proceedings will be to determine what information Pérez Triano actually received, when he received it, and what decisions were made based on it.
The complaint was expanded by other episodes
The union later expanded its complaint considering that there were other facts that needed to be investigated.
Among them is the assault suffered by four soldiers in Ceuta, after a Regulars patrol was attacked with stones in the Benzú area.
Manos Limpias argues that there would also have been a lack of action on the part of the Government Delegation in this case and demands that the possible responsibilities arising from these events be investigated.
The organization qualifies in its writing the actions it attributes to the delegate as "irresponsibility," "inaction," and "serious imprudence".