Police in Ceuta forced to sleep on filthy beds while migrants receive new shelters

Police forces sent to reinforce security in Ceuta are still confined to accommodation with stained mattresses, broken pillows and inadequate sanitation, according to photographs released by the police union. The units affected include the anti-riot Unidades de Intervención Policial and the Unidades de Prevención y Reacción, who are on the front line of the migrant crisis. In contrast, the government sent the maritime vessels Tornado and Carnota, loaded with 82 and 166 pallets respectively of new tents, modular bunks and large family-size shelters for the migrants.

The Confederación Española de Policía denounced the treatment as "indignified and miserable," demanding the immediate relocation of officers to decent housing and the resignation of Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska. The union also highlighted previous complaints about lack of hot water and insufficient facilities, noting that the ministry had ample time to replace the worn-out material. Officials have so far replied that the buildings are not under the police directorate, a justification the union rejects as insufficient.