A Guardia Civil report identified neither the organizers of the digital mobilization around Ceuta nor any evidence linking it to the Moroccan government or security services. These conclusions nevertheless do not bring the Spanish judicial investigation to an end.
Spanish intelligence had directly alerted Morocco’s DGST and DGED on July 29, on the eve of the mass crossings into Ceuta. The calls detected on social media brought together up to 180,000 subscribers.
A retiree born in Morocco must continue repaying more than €10,600 to CAF after several extended stays outside France were discovered. Her Moroccan passport, which she had initially claimed not to possess, played a decisive role during the investigation.
A new gate installed by Morocco at Tarajal has sparked a battle of competing accounts in Spain. Police sources insist that it is located on Spanish territory, while Pedro Sánchez’s government claims exactly the opposite.
Morocco was not behind the massive arrival of migrants in Sebta at the end of July, Nasser Bourita reportedly assured José Manuel Albares. The Spanish foreign minister also revealed that Rabat had promised to immediately mobilize its resources to stop the flow.
A 32-year-old Moroccan man has admitted killing his former partner’s brother in Udine. He claims the murder was linked to the 8,000 euros paid so that he could marry the young woman and obtain a residence permit, a version that investigators still need to verify.
Two Portuguese police officers are standing trial for the alleged kidnapping and homicide of a Moroccan man in Olhão. Aissa Ait Aissa was transported handcuffed in their patrol car before being found seriously injured. He died twenty days later in hospital.
The new PISA results are particularly severe for Morocco. At age 15, 87% of the students assessed fail to reach the minimum level in reading, 84% in mathematics and 77% in science.
A 23-year-old Moroccan man was arrested at Brussels-Midi station with a loaded Kalashnikov hidden under baby clothes. The young man, who is believed to have arrived from France, is suspected of belonging to a criminal organization. A second suspect has just been arrested.
A 50-year-old Moroccan man has been sentenced to two years in prison in Italy for threatening and mistreating his 20-year-old daughter. The father did not accept her relationship with a young Italian man or her decision to go and live with him.
The Spanish judiciary has taken a new step in the Ceuta crisis. Judge María Tardón has formally decided to open a criminal investigation into the mass crossings at the end of July, citing a serious threat to Spain’s territorial integrity and a possible scenario of “hybrid warfare.”
A Guardia Civil general allegedly ordered all references to Morocco removed from a report intended for the judge investigating the mass entries into Ceuta. Internal sources claim that the document initially contained evidence implicating Moroccan officers.