Sánchez seeks to counter the PP's version on Rabat's role in Ceuta with the declassification of documents
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Sánchez seeks to counter the PP's version on Rabat's role in Ceuta with the declassification of documents

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General8 September 2026 at 06:05

The crisis in Ceuta is shaking the Spanish government at the beginning of the last legislative year, both because of the management carried out in the first weeks and the complacency demonstrated with Morocco. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is trying to counter the Popular Party's version about Rabat's role in the crisis, announcing the declassification of all intelligence documents related to the incident in Ceuta.

From the opposition of PP and Vox to the government's coalition partners, including Sumar, there is a consensus in pointing the finger at Morocco as responsible for what happened. This political pressure forced the Executive to slightly harden its tone towards the neighboring country.

However, the government continues to defend that there is no evidence to hold Morocco responsible for what happened, nor that there were prior alerts anticipating the scale of the crisis. Sánchez awaits that the investigation, for which the National Court declared itself competent, follows its course.

To reinforce this version, the Council of Ministers approved the declassification of all intelligence documents about the Ceuta crisis, hoping that this measure will help clarify the facts and disprove the opposition's accusations.

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