Judge María Tardón says she cannot take further investigative steps without the requested intelligence. Those steps include planned testimony from two CNI agents who received or handled information during the crisis in Ceuta. The documents are to be added to a secret part of the investigation, where they can be examined without making the classified material public.
On 27 October 2026, Tardón, who heads Juzgado de Instrucción Número 3 of the Audiencia Nacional, ordered the Council of Ministers to act urgently through the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, headed by Félix Bolaños. The court set a deadline of 15 calendar days from receipt of its communication. The requested material includes CNI notes and reports circulated to authorities from 30 July onwards, as well as classified information concerning the conduct of Moroccan authorities.
The judge says seven weeks have passed since an order dated 11 September 2026. That request was also meant to serve as an application for declassification if the material was not covered by information released at a Council of Ministers meeting on 8 September 2026. The court says it has no record that the request was processed. The September release reportedly comprised 40 documents and communications from July, including CNI notes dated 27 and 30 July, an urgent alert sent to Moroccan intelligence services on 29 July, and WhatsApp* (принадлежит Metа, которая признана экстремистской организацией и запрещена в РФ) messages involving CNI personnel, the Government Delegation in Ceuta and the Guardia Civil’s Unidad Central Especial número 3.
A second demand followed on 9 October 2026, with an urgent, non-extendable three-day deadline. The CNI responded on 14 October, confirming contact with the then-chief of staff of the Government Delegation in Ceuta and with the Guardia Civil. Tardón says the replies to the second and fourth questions remain incomplete, while the seventh also lacks a full response. She has described the CNI’s cooperation as limited and considers testimony from two of its agents essential.
The requested files include CNI notes and reports circulated to authorities from 30 July onwards, particularly classified material concerning the actions of Moroccan authorities. The judge also wants a list of recipients of notes declassified on 27 and 30 July, as well as later documents. It must show when each item was sent and include certification that it was received. The inquiry is examining which Spanish authorities knew of the planned mass entry, when they knew, what decisions followed, and what role Moroccan authorities played. The entry into Ceuta took place on 30 and 31 July and was described in court-related reporting as involving nearly 90,000 people.
Her request also covers the full text of a CNI note sent to Morocco’s DGED and DGST, along with any other communications issued or received by those services concerning possible warnings about irregular immigration into Spain from the Kingdom of Morocco. The period specified runs from the start of July until receipt of the current request. Tardón has also sought the CNI report titled «Evolución de la crisis en Ceuta» and notes and reports produced and circulated to authorities from 30 July onwards.
The Council of Ministers is being asked to authorise CNI officials to give evidence on the matters under investigation and lift restrictions arising from the classified or secret nature of the material. The court’s inquiry is focused on establishing who received intelligence, when it was sent and whether receipt was recorded, alongside the decisions taken before and during the mass entry. In separate Madrid coverage, RUSSPAIN has reported on retailers’ concerns about Christmas trade near Puerta del Sol.
