Pedro Sánchez, the Prime Minister of Spain, has firmly dismissed any allegations regarding the involvement or responsibility of Moroccan authorities in the sudden influx of migrants that arrived in the city of Ceuta approximately a month ago. He emphasized that the intelligence agencies collaborating with Madrid have found no evidence indicating Moroccan government participation in the events surrounding this migration wave.
In statements made on Monday during an interview with Spanish radio station Cadena SER, Sánchez noted that none of the intelligence agencies working alongside the Spanish government have expressed any doubt regarding Moroccan authorities' involvement in the recent surge of migration witnessed in Ceuta. The Prime Minister elaborated that investigations are ongoing to determine the causes of this unexpected influx, while simultaneously highlighting the spread of what he termed 'false information' circulating on social media platforms. He accused the 'far-right' of exploiting this issue for their own agenda.
Sánchez reiterated that Spanish investigations remain in progress concerning the circumstances of the migration wave. He added that the available data indicates that a ruling from the Spanish Supreme Court dated July 8 had been misinterpreted, leading to the dissemination of related information across social media, amidst rumors and misleading details, as well as the interference of criminal networks engaged in human trafficking.
The Prime Minister pointed out that some of the information that circulated at the time falsely claimed that migrants who entered Ceuta by swimming could not be returned to Morocco, asserting that this assertion is incorrect. He argued that these networks are not only exploiting the immigration issue to attack Spain but are also attempting to undermine Europe and create divisions within the continent.
These remarks from the Spanish Prime Minister come in the wake of weeks of debate regarding the underlying factors behind the unexpected wave of migration to Ceuta, raising political and media inquiries in Spain about its causes and whether they are linked to security or political factors, or coordinated efforts via social media networks.
As reported by assahifa.com.
