The Minister of Territorial Policy, Ángel Víctor Torres, has denied this Thursday that the Government hid a report sent by the Government Delegation in Ceuta on July 24, six days before the migration crisis, in which it was warned that it was "highly probable" that there would be attempts of "mass entry" into the autonomous city.
"Nothing has been hidden," Torres stated at a press conference held in Ceuta, where he detailed that the document was sent to the competent ministries and that the measures requested by the Delegation began to be implemented prior to the outbreak of the crisis.
The minister was responding to information published this Thursday by 'El Pueblo de Ceuta', which revealed the existence of this report prepared by the Government Delegation and sent to the Ministry of Territorial Policy.
According to this document, the attempts of mass entry were considered "highly probable" and the possible consequences of an episode of these characteristics were warned about.
Torres also clarified that the email "did not reach him" directly, but was received by the Secretary of Territorial Coordination, who, as he explained, was responsible for passing it on to the corresponding ministries.
Meeting and follow-up on the requests of the report
The head of Territorial Policy emphasized the importance of the meeting held on July 29, five days after the report was sent, in which, as he indicated, the actions implemented in response to the requests made by the then Government Delegate, Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, were reviewed.
Among those actions, Torres mentioned the installation by the Ministry of the Interior of a "provisional and urgent" infrastructure to apply the triage system, in addition to the reinforcement of personnel at the CETI (Temporary Stay Center for Immigrants) and the resources of the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard.
"All of that was done," the minister insisted, who added that the then Government Delegate announced a press conference for July 29, which changed its time on the 30th and ultimately did not take place due to the events recorded during July 30 and 31.