The PP responds to Morocco and reaffirms that the crisis in Ceuta is a violation of territorial integrity

"Morocco is responsible for what happened by action or omission." The PP has responded to yesterday's statement from Morocco with another statement in which it assures: "Our assessment of the invasion suffered in Ceuta on July 30 and the crisis that still extends to this day remains the same: we are facing a serious violation of the territorial integrity of Spain and, by extension, of Europe."

"It is a hybrid attack with an instrumentalization of irregular immigration," accuses the PP, which demands from Morocco "loyal and transparent action by all parties and verifiable guarantees that similar events will not occur again."

The PP also asks Morocco for "maximum respect for Spanish institutions and the judicial investigation currently underway in our Nation." "It is exclusively up to the Spanish Justice, in the exercise of its independence and our national sovereignty, to determine the facts, evaluate the evidence and, where appropriate, establish the appropriate responsibilities."

It is then that the Genoa leadership issues the third reproach to the neighboring country: "No statement, neither internal nor external, should interfere, condition or delegitimize this procedure."

It must be remembered that, in a statement released this Thursday, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, not only evades any responsibility of the Rabat authorities in the events, but also sends a particularly harsh message against the Spanish political parties and the judicial institutions that investigate what happened.

Although the statement does not expressly cite the Popular Party, the reference is difficult to disassociate due to its criticism of Morocco's actions and Pedro Sánchez. Rabat accuses "certain Spanish political and media sectors" of "instrumentalizing the Kingdom within an internal agenda" and especially charges against "historical parties" that, despite being "seasoned in government management", have fallen, according to the Ministry, into "this swamp where unreasonable and populist overbidding prevails over common sense."

The PP responds like this: "The defense of the general interests of the Nation, the integrity of our borders and the security of the Spanish people constitutes an inalienable priority for the Popular Party. We will always exercise it firmly, within the rule of law and regardless of any circumstance." "Nothing is above the defense of Spain," the statement states.

Of course, Feijóo's team agrees with the Moroccan statement in raising two "very pertinent" questions. The first: "Why is the return of people who entered irregularly not carried out if the Moroccan Government has officially committed to admitting them?" The second: "And why are the minors kept away from their families, despite the fact that Morocco has urgently requested their return?"

"The Government of Spain is obliged to respond to the reason that prevents resolving this crisis if it has the instruments to do so," the document concludes.