The Government of Spain announced it will declassify and reveal 40 secret documents related to the Ceuta crisis. The disclosure is scheduled for this Wednesday.
The Spanish executive states that the intention is to demonstrate that it was unaware of the scale of the assault that was underway, suggesting it did not have prior information about the severity of the situation.
Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city located in North Africa, being one of two Spanish enclaves in the region, along with Melilla. The mentioned crisis refers to an episode in which thousands of people attempted to enter Spanish territory en masse.
With this decision, the Madrid government aims to clarify the circumstances under which the crisis unfolded and respond to criticism regarding possible lack of preparation or knowledge by the Spanish authorities regarding the events.
