Vivas testifies on Ceuta Moncloa disputes call claim

Sep 30

RTVE reports Ceuta president Juan Jesús Vivas testifying as a witness in the National Court investigation of the mass border influx. He says indications existed beforehand and that on July 30 the government denied his requests to close the border and declare a state of alarm. He claims ten attempts to speak to Sánchez in preceding days, with three contacts answered at Moncloa. Central-government sources deny this, say he requested one call with Sánchez on July 30 and spoke to him that day, and ask for his call log. His statement and the government's denial remain separate claims.

RTVE reports Ceuta president Juan Jesús Vivas testifying as a witness in the National Court investigation of the mass border influx. He says indications existed beforehand and that on July 30 the government denied his requests to close the border and declare a state of alarm. He claims ten attempts to speak to Sánchez in preceding days, with three contacts answered at Moncloa. Central-government sources deny this, say he requested one call with Sánchez on July 30 and spoke to him that day, and ask for his call log. His statement and the government's denial remain separate claims.