The PP spokesperson Borja Sémper has rejected that the resignation of the chief of staff of the Government delegate in Ceuta is sufficient to address all responsibilities following the massive entry of 70,000 immigrants into the city at the end of July. “It is a joke that more than a month after the assault in Ceuta, only one advisor has resigned,” Sémper said during a visit to Vigo this Saturday.

The president of Ceuta, the popular Juan Jesús Vivas, has reiterated his criticisms of the Government, which he has accused of “whitewashing the reality” that the autonomous city is experiencing, and has announced that he will turn to “other State instances,” including the judiciary, if the Executive does not resolve the crisis within 30 days.

The first curve of Martínez Catena Avenue, the road that runs along the southern coastal area of Ceuta, serves to quite accurately predict whether it will be a day of migratory pressure in the autonomous city. From there, in the background, you can glimpse Tarajal beach. Unless the dense fog that often appears during many summer days prevents seeing the border with Morocco. That white curtain, besides announcing stifling heat, helps immigrants who try to swim to the Spanish coast avoid being detected. Foggy night, early morning of irregular arrivals.

The river had been sounding for some time. The name of the “plumber” Leire Díez had started to rumble. the PSOE reduced her to a mere militant. They expelled her and, with that, they thought that once the dog was dead, the rage was over. The greater denial was made, no one knew who this woman was who had held various positions of responsibility in public companies. The imprisonment of the then party organization secretary, Santos Cerdán, in June 2025 made the river sound louder, but Díez’s arrest in December – ordered by the National Court judge Santiago Pedraz – only made things worse for the formation led by Pedro Sánchez for a simple reason: from that very moment the UCO had her phone. Five months later, suspicions have come to light. Pedraz has uncovered a plot, led by Cerdán, whose objective was to destabilize judicial processes affecting the PSOE, the Government, or the president’s family. And all their activities would have been paid with false invoices by Ferraz – the party headquarters –.

The trial for the so-called mask case will be ready for judgment this Wednesday, barring any last-minute changes. The three defendants, led by former minister José Luis Ábalos, have given their respective explanations, some more accurate than others. These, along with more than 70 witness and documentary pieces of evidence, will be the entire set of evidence that the seven judges will begin to evaluate from Thursday to reach a verdict of conviction or acquittal. The nature of the court is to try to issue a sentence as quickly as possible to avoid unnecessary speculation, so the decision is already expected to be known before the summer holidays.