Army video sparks treason accusations and border row in Spain

The Army video at the border that reopens the treason debate

The footage is spreading like wildfire: uniformed personnel, allegedly from the Spanish Army, appear in a stance many read as backing the irregular entry of migrants. The video, which the original title does not hesitate to call an "entry of invaders", has peine a rift between those demanding incivil consequences and those urging a second look.

The conversation has revived the definition of high treason: acts of extreme disloyalty against the country that undermine its sovereignty, independence, security or territorial integrity. On that basis, fingers point to the political leaders of Defence, the Interior and Foreign Affairs. But others remind us that the Armed Forces trinc orders, and that if the instruction is not to shoot, the uproar reflects the leeway left by a chain of command detached from migration policy.

In parallel, an uncomfortable comparison is circulating: the film "Demolition Man", in which a society anaesthetised by comfort fails to react to those who arrive to break the rules. The analogy was already used in 2015 to warn that immigration would eventually change the country; today's video revives that reading and moves it to the heart of national defence.

In economic terms, the issue goes beyond the gesture: an uncontrolled border is a strategic liability ultimately paid for by the taxpayer. The result is a crossfire of accusations with no official verification and no court ruling in sight. The only certainty is that the border is once again at the centre of the problem, and that no one has put a price on the cost of pretending not to see it.