Sumar accuses Morocco of favoring Vox with its discourse: "They are campaigning for the far-right to govern"

The political space of Sumar has hardened its position against Morocco this Friday due to the Ceuta crisis. Movimiento Sumar has accused Rabat of favoring the electoral interests of the far-right, while Izquierda Unida (IU) has called its offer to readmit the people who crossed the border during the massive entry on July 30 "cynical."

The co-coordinator of Movimiento Sumar and spokesperson for the plurinational group in Congress, Verónica Martínez Barbero, has assured that the neighboring country is developing a "campaign for the extreme right to govern" in Spain. "We are absolutely clear that Morocco is running a campaign for the extreme right to govern in our country," said the leader, who has held the Alawi kingdom responsible for the 141 deaths registered during the border tragedy. This balance was initially prepared by organizations such as Caminando Fronteras and the Moroccan Association for Human Rights based on the bodies recovered on both sides of the border.

Martínez Barbero's words come after the statement with which the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected any involvement in the entry of tens of thousands of people and has accused Spanish parties, without expressly mentioning the PP, of using Morocco as a "scapegoat" for their political disputes. Rabat has also asked why Spain still keeps migrants and minors in Ceuta whom it would be willing to readmit, an offer received with deep distrust within Sumar. Morocco maintains that there is no evidence of its participation in what happened.

Sumar demands breaking dependence on Rabat

Movimiento Sumar considers that Morocco has ceased to be a reliable partner for Spain and for the European Union. Martínez Barbero has called for a complete review of the relationship with the neighboring country and to abandon a migratory policy that leaves part of border control in the hands of its security forces.

In her opinion, this dependence allows Rabat to use border surveillance as an instrument of pressure on Spain. "We have to stop externalizing border control to a country that does not respect human rights," she defended before demanding a coordinated response between the Government and European institutions.

The spokesperson also recalled the approval in Congress of the proposal aimed at facilitating Spanish nationality for the Sahrawi population. Movimiento Sumar has reproached the PP for its abstention and the far-right Vox for its vote against, while accusing both formations of maintaining a discourse of migratory harshness while rejecting the reception of minors in the autonomous communities where they govern.

Martínez Barbero has demanded that the popular party comply with the established transfers and offer Ceuta the solidarity they demand from other administrations. "Asking the PP for loyalty is asking them to finally comply with the law and take in the minors," she said.

The co-coordinator of Movimiento Sumar and Secretary of State for Social Rights, Rosa Martínez, has attributed part of the violence experienced in recent weeks to the climate fueled by messages from the PP and Vox against the migrant population. She has also demanded an express condemnation of the aggressions and the urgent transfer of minors to the Peninsula.

The fire declared early this Friday in the Tarajal warehouses has incinerated 42 shacks and tents, leaving about 200 people without shelter. The police investigation initially points to a possible oversight within the settlement, so the cause of the fire remains separate from the political accusations made by Sumar. Days earlier, several hooded individuals attacked another camp and injured a six-year-old boy with a pellet gun.

IU has taken its criticism of the Moroccan statement even further. Its parliamentary spokesperson and Sumar deputy, Enrique Santiago, has described the readmission offer as an exercise in "cynicism" aimed at "misleading public opinion."

Santiago has recalled that Morocco has left around 600 family reunification files for Moroccan minors unanswered, submitted before the massive entry on July 30. He has also assured that Rabat still has not taken charge of more than 80 bodies, mostly unidentified, which remain buried with numbers in the Muslim cemetery of Ceuta.

"When they admit the bodies of the deceased and say something about those 600 files, we will begin to give some credibility to their statements," declared the IU leader. Santiago has also maintained that Morocco had a direct intervention in the crisis and has linked its design with the United States and Israel.

IU defends the orderly transfer to the Peninsula of the people who remain in Ceuta to process their international protection applications there, family reunification procedures and, when legally appropriate, return orders. Santiago believes that the city lacks sufficient means and places to withstand the current humanitarian pressure for longer.

Sumar demands clarification on who ignored CNI warnings

The coalition has also demanded accountability for the failures that occurred before the massive entry. Martínez Barbero has considered correct the resignation of Gonzalo Sanz, until now Chief of Staff of the Government Delegate in Ceuta, and has warned that his departure could be only the first consequence of the investigation.

Sanz has left office after claiming that he personally conveyed to the Government Delegate, Miguel Ángel Pérez Triano, the alerts he received from the National Intelligence Center (CNI) on July 29. Pérez Triano maintains that he was never informed. The declassified documents show that the CNI warned via WhatsApp of calls disseminated in groups with about 180,000 followers to try to cross the border "by sea and land."

For Movimiento Sumar, this contradiction makes it necessary to reconstruct the entire chain of communications and determine why the warning did not reach those who could take preventive measures. Martínez Barbero has demanded that protocols be reviewed and that responsibilities extend to any administrative or political official who had received sufficient information and decided to ignore it.

Enrique Santiago has also questioned the CNI's actions and considered it inappropriate that such a serious warning was transmitted through a message drafted in terms that seemed "from a bar counter". The IU deputy wants to know who received the communications, how they were transferred, and what decisions were made during the hours before July 30.

The crisis has also reopened differences within the progressive bloc regarding the Government's initial response. Compromís already reproached Pedro Sánchez last week for continuing to defend his relationship with Rabat and for having delayed in alleviating the humanitarian situation in Ceuta. Sumar now maintains pressure on the Executive for transfers to advance and for the investigation to determine whether Sanz's resignation is enough or if responsibilities go higher.