00:01Addressing Parliament, Pedro Sanchez on Thursday rejected again suggestions that Moroccan authorities helped orchestrate the deadly mass-crossing of migrants
00:11into Ceuta as pressure grows over his handling of the crisis.
00:16A day earlier, tens of thousands had rallied across the country to demand answers from the government.
00:24The fact and the truth is that until today, no one has brought any proof to the government to allow
00:30to conclude that the massive influx in the Spanish city of Ceuta was orchestrated by the Moroccan authorities.
00:37In late July, some 72,000 migrants charged into Ceuta before being sent back.
00:45The performance of Morocco had three distinctive moments during the crisis.
00:50First, before the 30th of July in which Moroccan officials operated as normal not reporting any incidents.
00:57A second moment during ten crucial hours on the 30th of July in which the Moroccan gendarmerie allowed for the
01:05crossing of the border.
01:06And finally, a third moment in the following days and weeks in which the gendarmerie controlled it in an efficient
01:13way.
01:13Let us recall the 12th and the 15th of August with hundreds of arrests preventing thousands of illegal crossings and
01:20facilitating the return of people.
01:24Major questions linger over what caused the mass crossing which the Spanish government says was fueled by an online campaign
01:31on social media.
01:32Sanchez said 141 people died attempting to reach the city, but neither his office nor Spain's Interior Ministry explained how
01:42they reached the figure.
01:44Well, thank you.
