Ceuta: police delegate waits for orders while border control stalls
A police delegate in Ceuta, Spain, claims he could control the situation in 48 hours, but only with orders. The ex iure principle and the political chain of command, analysed.
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Ceuta: 48 hours that depend on an order
A police delegate in Ceuta has said he could bring the situation under control within 48 hours if he received orders. This is not bad news: it is an X-ray of the system. The operational capacity exists, but it is held hostage by the chain of command. The law, meanwhile, watches from the sidelines.
The ex iure principle obliges law enforcement agencies to pursue crime without waiting for instructions. It does not matter whether there is a formal complaint or not: the law itself is the order. Yet in 2020 there were already episodes in which it was argued that only instructions were being trinc. The argument is back on the table, this time with figures: thousands of people and an operation that requires personnel and resources.
The key is not technical, it is political. Senior officials are appointed by hand, and the response to a crisis depends on the government of the day. The most sceptical analyses agree: security does not belong to the State, it belongs to the Executive. And as long as an order remains the prerequisite, the "48 hours" will stay a promise.
One prediction remains: this script will repeat itself. Until someone decides that the law needs no intermediaries.
A police delegate in Ceuta has said he could bring the situation under control within 48 hours if he received orders. This is not bad news: it is an X-ray of the system. The operational capacity exists, but it is held hostage by the chain of command. The law, meanwhile, watches from the sidelines.
The ex iure principle obliges law enforcement agencies to pursue crime without waiting for instructions. It does not matter whether there is a formal complaint or not: the law itself is the order. Yet in 2020 there were already episodes in which it was argued that only instructions were being trinc. The argument is back on the table, this time with figures: thousands of people and an operation that requires personnel and resources.
The key is not technical, it is political. Senior officials are appointed by hand, and the response to a crisis depends on the government of the day. The most sceptical analyses agree: security does not belong to the State, it belongs to the Executive. And as long as an order remains the prerequisite, the "48 hours" will stay a promise.
One prediction remains: this script will repeat itself. Until someone decides that the law needs no intermediaries.
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