Spanish police report on Ceuta: Moroccan permissiveness and migrants pushed towards the sea
A Spanish police report points to the "total permissiveness" of Moroccan police officers during the migration crisis in Ceuta. Migrants are said to have been deliberately directed towards the sea.
Migration crisis in Ceuta: what the Spanish police report reveals
Google News FR — Crime (fr) reports the conclusions of an internal Spanish police report devoted to the migration crisis in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave bordering Morocco.
The document points to "total permissiveness" on the part of Moroccan police officers during the intense migration episodes that struck the city. According to this report, Moroccan law enforcement forces allowed migrants to advance without notable opposition towards the border.
The report furthermore indicates that migrants were deliberately directed towards the sea, a practice that raises serious questions about security coordination between Madrid and Rabat.
Ceuta, a Spanish territory enclosed on the North African coast, constitutes one of the main migration crossing points towards Europe. Tensions between Spanish and Moroccan authorities over the management of migration flows have already been the subject of several diplomatic exchanges in recent years.
The conclusions of the report have not yet prompted an official public reaction from Moroccan authorities, according to information available at the time of publication.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)