The president of the Principality of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, reaffirmed this Friday his words about the migration crisis in Ceuta and emphasized that his differences with the Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, Félix Bolaños, do not represent "either a clash or a confrontation," but rather obey his role as head of the Asturian Executive and his freedom to express what he thinks.
Barbón has emphasized that he is not obliged to follow "arguments" and has stressed that, since the beginning of the events in Ceuta on July 31, he maintains that the massive entry of tens of thousands of people would not have been possible "if not with the connivance of Morocco."
"I did it not yesterday, excuse me, I have been doing it since the first day it took place, and I ask you to review my social networks. I said yesterday, and what happens is that I am consistent with what I said at the moment that event took place, which was the massive entry of tens of thousands of people, which is impossible for them to enter and violate the border of Spain if not with the connivance of Morocco. This is neither a clash nor a confrontation, it is simply that I explain what I think, which shows that I do not operate by arguments," he said.
The Asturian leader has also defended the need to support the Ceuta people, claim the Spanish identity of Ceuta and Melilla, and back the city from the set of autonomous communities. In this line, he has criticized that some autonomous communities governed by Vox did not vote or did not attend the meeting in which it was proposed to grant economic aid to Ceuta to address the situation.
"Do we say that Ceuta hurts us and then when it comes time to vote resources for Ceuta we refuse to give them?" Barbón has asked, who has labeled this stance as "hypocritical."
The president of the Principality has reiterated the importance of protecting borders and has attributed part of the responsibility for what happened to Morocco, understanding that "it is impossible for thousands of people to cross a border without the knowledge of the country in charge."
Furthermore, he has warned that the humanitarian work of the Red Cross should not be obstructed and has expressed his concern about the images circulated regarding some episodes recorded in Ceuta. Barbón has distinguished between managing the fear and concern of the citizens and "heating the atmosphere" to the point that people act "more with their guts than with their hearts."
"The day that politics loses humanism, the day that people lose the character or the ability to put ourselves in the place of the most vulnerable, that day let us all go home," he has stated.