The National Court opened a formal investigation into the migration crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish city in North Africa. The judge presiding over the case spoke of "a criminal conduct allegedly committed abroad that seriously undermines Spain's territorial integrity".
The investigation focuses on the alleged existence of "facilitating management" by Morocco, suggesting that Moroccan authorities facilitated the mass entry of migrants into the Spanish city.
The case involves territorial sovereignty issues and the relations between Spain and Morocco, two countries that share maritime and land borders in the Strait of Gibraltar area.
The crisis in Ceuta occurred when thousands of migrants, many of them minors, attempted to enter Spanish territory during a period of diplomatic tension between the two countries.
