Judge orders 15-day deadline for Spain to declassify documents on Morocco’s role in Ceuta incursion

In a ruling on the probe of the large, irregular entry from Morocco into Ceuta at the end of July, Audiencia Nacional magistrate María Tardón instructed the Spanish Council of Ministers to declassify a series of intelligence documents. The request includes CNI notes and reports issued from July 30 onward, as well as all classified briefs on the actions of Moroccan authorities up to the present. She also asked for a detailed list of officials who received the declassified briefs dated July 27 and 30, specifying dates, times and proof of receipt.

Tardón emphasized that the information is crucial for determining who knew about the planned mass crossing and what decisions were made, and that its disclosure will not harm state security. The judge set a strict 15-day deadline, stating that any released material will be attached to the secret separate file of the case. She reaffirmed the constitutional duty of the administration to cooperate with the judiciary when no alternative evidence exists.