Commanders of the Civil Guard and the Police declare to the judge that they saw "six Moroccan military ships" near Ceuta the night before the wave

A chief inspector of the National Police and the head of Operations of the Civil Guard in Ceuta testified this Monday before the judge of the National Court María Tardón, in charge of investigating the massive entry of immigrants into the Autonomous City.

The Civil Guard command has declared that the previous night it saw six Moroccan ships in the limit area of ​​the territorial sea. He specified that there were "two interceptors, two patrol boats and two small boats," according to sources familiar with the statement.

He also explained that he mentioned this to the Government delegate and that he commented that he believed they were there to prevent the entry that, finally, occurred the next morning.

The police command has also confirmed the presence of Moroccan vessels. Both commanders clashed at the border on the morning of the 30th over the decision of whether or not to open the fence.

The Civil Guard command decided to open it to avoid deaths. At that time many Moroccans were gathering in that area. Furthermore, there was already a crowd jumping into the water to enter Ceuta. On the other hand, the chief inspector proposed closing the fence.