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Sánchez’s release of declassified Ceuta files turns into ‘own goal’
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Key Points:
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declassified files revealing that intelligence agencies warned of a potential mass migrant incursion into Ceuta days before 72,000 migrants surged into the territory on July 30.
- The documents show that Spain's National Intelligence Service detected social media calls for a mass crossing and alerted both Spanish and Moroccan authorities ahead of the influx.
- Despite these warnings, the Spanish government maintains the surge could not have been prevented, with officials downplaying the warnings as informal due to their communication via WhatsApp.
- Opposition parties and some parliamentary allies criticize the government, accusing it of failing to act on the intelligence and calling for political accountability, including snap elections.
- The publication of the documents has intensified political controversy, with some allies describing it as a damaging misstep that undermines the government's credibility domestically and internationally.
