The PP and Vox have demanded this Tuesday from the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, that during her extraordinary appearance in Congress she clarify whether it is she or the Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, who is telling the truth regarding the existence of prior alerts from the Intelligence services before the massive entry of migrants in Ceuta, and that she also detail what Morocco's role was in those events.
The spokesperson for the PP, Ester Muñoz, has directly questioned the minister asking her: "Who is lying, Mrs. Robles? The CNI? The CIFAS? The National Police? Or Marlaska, who said he had not received any information? Because both have said two contradictory things at the same time," emphasizing that she gives more credibility to the Armed Forces than to the Interior Minister, who this same Tuesday reiterated in the press conference after the Government Council that he did not receive any Intelligence report about the avalanche of thousands of immigrants in Ceuta.
Muñoz has also urged Robles to clarify "who has attacked" Spain and to establish an official version from the Executive regarding Morocco's involvement. She recalled that "part of the Government says it is Morocco, which you have not mentioned," and criticized that the Moroccan ambassador was not summoned for consultations despite the fact that his Minister of Justice has reiterated on two occasions that Ceuta and Melilla are Moroccan, while a diplomatic conflict has been opened with Italy and not with the Alaouite regime.
A crisis that, according to the PP, has been brewing
The 'popular' leader has maintained that the crisis in Ceuta did not start on July 30, but that it "has been brewing for years," citing as a precedent the irregular entry of about 10,000 people in 2021, "which already demonstrated that the southern border could be used as an instrument of extraordinary pressure" against Spain.
In this context, she mentioned the National Security Strategy of 2021 and the Annual National Security Report, documents that, as she has stated, already warned of the need to intensify surveillance over Ceuta and Melilla and of the increase in migratory pressure on both autonomous cities.
Muñoz has reproached the Government for not having resorted to the National Security Law nor having established a single command after what happened on July 30 and 31, and has questioned the orders and the legal framework with which the Armed Forces were deployed in Ceuta. He has criticized Robles for not granting the military the status of agents of the State Security Forces and Corps.
The spokesperson for the PP has closed her intervention demanding that the Executive provide explanations, assume responsibilities, and call for elections, accusing the Government of having allowed "the world to think that Spain is vulnerable."
The PP proposes a "confrontation" between Robles and Marlaska
After the appearance, the PP has opened the door to requesting a "confrontation" between the ministers of Interior and Defense to clarify "which of the two is lying," according to sources from the party led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo.
The 'popular' have recalled that the Government considered the crisis resolved 48 hours after the massive entry, but now has approved a plan that will extend until the end of the year, which, in their opinion, shows that "neither the problem is solved nor does the Government expect to solve it for at least four months."
Furthermore, the PP demands that the Executive's actions focus on the "immediate return" of all citizens who entered Spain irregularly through Ceuta and criticizes that, almost a month later, the Government still does not know how many entered or how many remain in national territory. In their view, the president should resign whether the Intelligence services alerted about possible massive entries and no action was taken, or if those warnings were not issued.
Vox claims to have "evidence" of Intelligence warnings
The spokesperson for Vox in the Defense Commission, Alberto Asarta, has maintained that his group has "evidence" that the State's information services "did know what was going to happen" and has questioned Robles about whether she can guarantee that no Intelligence service warned in advance of the massive entry. "80,000 people do not gather near the border without the Intelligence services of Spain and Morocco being aware of it," he has stated.
Asarta has also referred to Marlaska's insistence that there were no Intelligence reports on Ceuta, something that, he said, "contradicts Robles." He has accused the Moroccan Government of being "disloyal" and that "everything points to its involvement" in what happened in the autonomous city, emphasizing that "good neighborliness is not this."
In the chapter of proposals, Vox demands a permanent and reinforced deployment of the Armed Forces to prevent new episodes that it qualifies as "hybrid warfare" through the use of mass immigration against Spain.
Asarta has added that, if a situation similar to that of July 30 and 31 were to repeat, the Executive should show "the political will to employ all the resources that the State legitimately puts at its disposal," including the Armed Forces, proportionally, respecting International Law and for the necessary time to restore normality, secure the borders, and safeguard the territorial integrity of Spain.
UPN denounces "submission" of the Government to Rabat
The spokesperson for the Mixed Group, Alberto Catalán, has joined the calls for clarification to Robles about "who is lying" regarding the alleged reports prior to the massive entry into Ceuta, warning that, if his version clashes with Marlaska's, "someone will have to take responsibility." He has also asked whether he believes that Pedro Sánchez "has been up to the circumstances" and if he acted "in the manner and at the right time" in the face of a crisis of this magnitude.
Catalán has accused the Government of maintaining a "kneeling and submissive" position before Morocco and has defended that Rabat has used its own citizens and has again questioned the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla. He has asked for clarification on whether the Executive vetoed at any time the presence of the King in Ceuta and has emphasized that the Spanish identity of both cities "is not defended only with words, but also especially with actions."