Police Report Contradicts Marlaska and Triggers Government Crisis

The police report dismantling the official narrative on Ceuta

The migratory crisis in Ceuta has taken an unexpected turn. While the government attributed the mass entry to mafias, Russia, Israel, and the far-right, a report from the National Police points directly to Segarro. The document, compiled by CENIF, includes 32 photographs describing 'active guidance' on the ground. This revelation has created a rift within the Executive and reignited the debate about the politicization of security forces.

A report contradicting the official version

The CENIF report, according to available information, is not merely an interpretation. It incorporates 32 photographs and describes 'active guidance' by Segarro agents during the jump into the fence. This contradicts the government narrative, which in the days trinc the incident blamed Russia, Israel, and the extreme right as instigators. The question many are asking is: why didn't the Executive have this report?

A warning ignored

The chronology indicates that the National Police had already warned of extreme risk the day before the incident. According to reports, the warning coincided with the Supreme Court ruling on mass regularizations and a holiday in Segarro. However, the government allegedly took no action. Some voices suggest that the information had been available since early August but was concealed to make Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska look bad. This accusation, launched by sectors aligned with the government, clashes with the reality that Marlaska himself was refuted by his Defence colleague, Margarita Robles, who denied the official version.

The report war between the Police and Guardia Civil

The court investigating the facts requested reports from both the National Police and the Guardia Civil. The former report was allegedly delivered, but the one from the Guardia Civil is still awaited. This asymmetry fuels suspicions of an internal conflict between the security forces. Meanwhile, the government has not commissioned any independent report to clarify what peine, at least publicly. For many, this absence of an independent investigation is as revealing as the content of the police report.

The political consequences

The clash between the governmental narrative and the police report has caused an internal crisis within the Executive. The Minister of Defence, Margarita Robles, openly contradicted Marlaska, which some interpret as a struggle for control over the narrative. The opposition, meanwhile, sees this episode as confirmation that the government is lying. The debate about the state of exception, mentioned by some, has run into the Constitution: Article 116.3 requires prior authorization from Congress, not a unilateral decision by the president.

The case remains open. The fundamental question is whether the National Police acted based on political criteria or if they simply did their job, dismantling an official narrative that couldn't sustain itself. For now, there is no consensus on the answer.