Feijóo threatens to deploy army at Ceuta border
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Yabiladi
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s People’s Party, says he would have threatened to deploy the army at the Ceuta border if Morocco had not cooperated to secure it. The statement comes after mass migrant arrivals in Ceuta in late July, according to Yabiladi.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of Spain’s People’s Party and the main opposition figure, said he would have threatened to close the border with Morocco and deploy the army if Rabat did not cooperate in securing it. He made the remarks while discussing the mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta in late July, according to Yabiladi.
Feijóo also accused Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of submitting “incomplete” reports on the crisis to the judiciary and criticised him for taking 25 days of holiday after his trip to Ceuta. The opposition leader believes a military deployment could have deterred people from crossing the fence and avoided having to decide whether soldiers should fire live ammunition at civilians, according to Yabiladi.
The position comes after nearly 60,000 migrants arrived at the border between Morocco and Ceuta on 31 July and the strengthening of controls decided by the Spanish government the same day. It also follows Feijóo’s statements on Spain’s withdrawal from the 2030 World Cup, published on 7 November, and Pedro Sánchez’s remarks on Morocco-Spain relations, published on 9 November.
