- 1Spain's National Police identified two senior Moroccan police officers near the Ceuta border during the migrant entry of July 30 and 31.
- 2They are Tetouan police prefect Mohamed El Oualidi and Castillejos general supervisor Abdel Fattah El Sayed El Radi.
- 3Police made the identifications by analyzing videos published by Moroccan media, according to the report.
- 4The report was given to a judge at the Audiencia Nacional and places both men near the Bab Sebta crossing in Fnideq.
Spain's National Police have identified two senior Moroccan police officials who were near the Ceuta border when migrants crossed in large numbers on July 30 and 31, according to a report delivered to a judge at the Audiencia Nacional, as reported by elDiario.es and Europa Press. The finding, if it stands, places Moroccan command-level officers at the scene of the episode that the court is examining.
The report puts named Moroccan security commanders at the scene of a cross-border incident now before a Spanish court. It shows how Spanish investigators are using open video material to establish who was present. The sources do not say what the court will do with the information.
Who the officers are
According to elDiario.es, the police's General Information Command named them as Mohamed El Oualidi, the police prefect for the Tetouan region, and Abdel Fattah El Sayed El Radi, the general supervisor of Castillejos (Fnideq). The report states that both direct and oversee the work of officers from Morocco's General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and of the country's Auxiliary Forces in that region.
The report describes El Oualidi as a prominent public-security official in Morocco, known mainly for long service in the DGSN and for his role as police chief of the Tetouan prefecture.
How they were identified
The identifications came from analysis of videos published by Moroccan media, the report says. It places both men around the Bab Sebta border post in Fnideq, Morocco, close to the Tarajal land border with Spain at Ceuta. Investigators wrote that they were identified in an area where they work as senior public administration officials responsible for coordinating and directing security plans, border control and public order.
What remains unclear
The report does not yet establish what role the two men played; police say that analysis continues. The report establishes their presence and responsibilities as described by Spanish police. Per elDiario.es, it recalls that a separate CENIF report named El Radi as an 'agente dinamizador' of the mass entry, and police will keep analysing material to establish the role each man played. No charges against either man are reported. Morocco's response is not included in the sources.
The identification matters because the question of who commanded security on the Moroccan side is central to understanding a border incident that involves two countries. The judge now holds the police's account of who was present and in what capacity.
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elDiario.esSource
Europa PressReported from 2 published sources (elDiario.es, europapress.es). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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