# Spain's PM Sanchez says no evidence Morocco orchestrated deadly Ceuta border surge

Spain PM Sanchez says no evidence Morocco orchestrated Ceuta border surge despite police allegations.

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Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, told lawmakers on 2021-09-02 that Spain has found no evidence to conclude that July's deadly border rush from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated or carried out by Moroccan authorities. [^1]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers on Thursday that no institution has provided the Spanish government with solid proof that Morocco planned or carried out the July migrant rush into Ceuta. [^2]

A Spanish police report seen by Reuters alleged that the mass entry into Ceuta on 2021-07-30 was not a spontaneous migration event but a planned and phased operation designed to overwhelm border controls. [^3]

Sanchez also said that Morocco's Gendarmerie police did allow crossings into Ceuta during a ten-hour period on 2021-07-30 when migrant arrivals peaked, but Spain has not yet determined whether this was due to inaction or an inability to contain the influx. [^4]

The police report alleged that Moroccan security forces were initially deployed in smaller numbers than usual near the Tarajal breakwater and did not make a serious attempt to disperse the crowds. [^5]

The police report also alleged that Moroccan security forces were initially deployed in smaller numbers than usual near the Tarajal breakwater separating Ceuta from Morocco, and that some uniformed officers gave directions towards the crossing point while unidentified people guided or monitored the flow of people. [^6]

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged King Felipe VI to visit the territories of Ceuta and Melilla in the coming weeks to support the state. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, told lawmakers on 2021-09-02 that Spain has found no evidence to conclude that July's deadly border rush from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta was orchestrated or carried out by Moroccan authorities. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
2. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers on Thursday that no institution has provided the Spanish government with solid proof that Morocco planned or carried out the July migrant rush into Ceuta. (FRANCE 24, News)
3. A Spanish police report seen by Reuters alleged that the mass entry into Ceuta on 2021-07-30 was not a spontaneous migration event but a planned and phased operation designed to overwhelm border controls. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
4. Sanchez also said that Morocco's Gendarmerie police did allow crossings into Ceuta during a ten-hour period on 2021-07-30 when migrant arrivals peaked, but Spain has not yet determined whether this was due to inaction or an inability to contain the influx. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
5. The police report alleged that Moroccan security forces were initially deployed in smaller numbers than usual near the Tarajal breakwater and did not make a serious attempt to disperse the crowds. (FRANCE 24, News)
6. The police report also alleged that Moroccan security forces were initially deployed in smaller numbers than usual near the Tarajal breakwater separating Ceuta from Morocco, and that some uniformed officers gave directions towards the crossing point while unidentified people guided or monitored the flow of people. (AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012, News)
7. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged King Felipe VI to visit the territories of Ceuta and Melilla in the coming weeks to support the state. (FRANCE 24, News)

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