Leaders of Sumar have demanded that political responsibilities be assumed and possible dismissals in the Ministry of the Interior if it is confirmed that, within the Police, information about the controversial report pointing to the Moroccan security forces in the massive entry of migrants in Ceuta was not transferred to the department led by Fernando Grande-Marlaska, or if its conclusions were hidden.
The most outspoken leader has been the federal coordinator of Izquierda Unida (IU), Antonio Maíllo, who has demanded dismissals at the top and has pointed out that, if this lack of loyalty towards the Interior is proven, it should involve the resignation of the director general of the Police, Francisco Pardo, or even that Marlaska should personally assume responsibility if his department knew these conclusions and decided not to communicate them.
"We are going to wait for what the report says but what is clear is that if it is confirmed that the Police has been disloyal to the Ministry of the Interior, the director general of the Police will have to resign. And, if it is confirmed that the Ministry of the Interior had this information and did not transmit it, then the minister of the Interior will have to assume responsibility," he emphasized at a press conference in the Andalusian Parliament.
Maíllo has hardened his discourse in light of this controversy, given that the report would support the thesis defended by the minority partner of the Government that Morocco played a relevant role in the crisis, in contrast to the position maintained by the socialist sector of the Executive.
"If he knew it, he cannot remain a day longer as minister"
After his public intervention, the leader of IU has reiterated his position on social media, emphasizing that "the final scope and who knew or did not know the report" must "have consequences." "If its content did not reach the minister, he must immediately dismiss the director general of the Police; if Marlaska knew it, he cannot remain a day longer as minister," he stressed.
For his part, the minister of the Interior has requested the director general of the Police to confirm to him "as soon as possible" the veracity and content of the document in which the Moroccan Security Forces would be attributed the massive entry of migrants in Ceuta at the end of July.
Later, the Ministry of the Interior has communicated that the director general of the National Police, Francisco Pardo, has conveyed to Marlaska that "there is no police report attributing to the Moroccan Security Forces the planning or execution of what happened on July 30 and 31 in Ceuta."
Sumar demands clarification of Morocco's role and accountability
Within Sumar, the deputy of Compromís, Alberto Ibáñez, has pointed out that there are only two scenarios in this controversy: either the Police would have concealed data from the Interior or Marlaska himself "has lied" about Morocco's involvement in the massive entry of migrants into the autonomous city.
The spokesperson for Sumar in Congress and general coordinator of Movimiento Sumar, Verónica Martínez, has stated that what happened with the report and its leak is "serious" and has demanded "clarity and transparency" from the Interior.
Without directly naming the PSOE, she has called for accountability and has indicated, referring to the socialist wing, that "continuing to say that Morocco had nothing to do with it is becoming increasingly difficult."
Maíllo has added that the opacity surrounding this report fits with what he has been denouncing throughout the summer: that "there are terminals in the structure of the State that operate outside and in parallel, and with disloyalty" towards legitimate governments. "If this is confirmed, it means there is a lack of information to the Government and that needs to be clarified," he has warned.
Moreover, he has reiterated that, aside from this document, for IU it is evident that it represents a "mistake" by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, not to acknowledge that "there is a responsibility in the Government of Morocco" regarding what happened in Ceuta, which the party considers "a criminal responsibility, because it has caused nothing more and nothing less than 145 deaths of innocents," he has emphasized.
The IU deputy Nahuel González has pointed out, regarding the PSOE's refusal to link Rabat with the crisis, that admitting that Morocco was behind a direct attack "would have enormous geopolitical consequences and would force the European Union to react," but that "it is even worse to take people for fools."
Urtasun calls for caution and Podemos strikes again against Marlaska
The Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, has opted for caution until the credibility of the report is determined, although he has reiterated that Sumar considers it evident that Morocco has responsibility, "by action and omission," in this crisis.
In that same line, the parliamentary spokesperson for Sumar has demanded that, if these police investigations are corroborated, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summon the Moroccan ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich, to demand formal explanations.
The Minister of Health, Mónica García, has maintained that demanding accountability from the neighboring country is "imperative" in case the content of the police report is confirmed.
From Podemos, the co-spokesperson Pablo Fernández has expressed himself in terms similar to those of Maíllo and has again demanded the dismissal or resignation of the Interior Minister for his "disastrous management."
"I believe it is unquestionable that Marlaska today cannot continue for even one more minute at the head of the Ministry of the Interior," he declared on 'Canal Red' and in a message on the social network 'X'. The 'purple' leader had already demanded the minister's dismissal on several occasions.