Court in Spain demanded to disclose data on the breakthrough of migrants in Ceuta

Spain's national court has ordered the council of ministers to declassify within 15 days reports from the National Intelligence Centre on the mass infiltration of migrants into Ceuta in late July. This was reported by Deia.

The requirement applies to documents and records of the intelligence Agency, handed over to state authorities since July 30 and related to the investigation of the incident. The court also requested materials containing an analysis of the actions of the Moroccan authorities.

According to the decree, the documents should help establish which Spanish authorities knew about the mass influx of migrants and when they received this information. In addition, the court intends to find out what decisions were taken on its basis and how the Moroccan authorities acted.

Ceuta is an autonomous city of Spain on the northern coast of Africa, bordering Morocco. It is one of the two Spanish territories on the African continent along with Melilla.

The migration crisis began on July 30, when thousands of Moroccans began to swim across the border using inflatable circles and small boats. Tens of thousands of people entered Ceuta in a day and a half. According to local authorities, their number has approached 60,000.

More than 70 people died crossing the border. The declassification of the documents should help establish how the Spanish and Moroccan authorities reacted to the incident and what information they had.