Morocco says working to prevent potential new Ceuta crossings surge

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Morocco's Interior Ministry has increased security along its borders with the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to prevent a potential surge in crossings. This action follows the detection of social media campaigns inciting mass, illegal attempts to enter Ceuta, with some posts falsely claiming the border would open on August 15. Moroccan authorities are taking legal proceedings against those spreading such disinformation and have stated that all necessary measures are in place to counter illegal passage. This comes after a significant influx of approximately 7,000 people into Ceuta in late July, also reportedly triggered by a social media campaign. In a related action, seven Moroccan taxi drivers were recently sentenced for transporting individuals to the border.

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Morocco sentenced seven taxi drivers to up to six months in prison for driving people to the border.

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Online posts circulating claim the border crossing between Fnideq and Ceuta would be open on August 15.

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Moroccan authorities are working to prevent more people from crossing to Ceuta due to a social media disinformation campaign.

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Morocco's Interior Ministry has increased security along its borders with Ceuta and Melilla.

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Morocco-interior-ministry" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="184105" data-entity-type="organization">Morocco Interior Ministry says it has increased security along its borders with the Spanish exclaves Ceuta and Melilla.Moroccan authorities say they are working to prevent more people from crossing to Spanish-administered Ceuta as a new Disinformation campaign on social media called for mass attempts to enter.Morocco’s Ministry of Interior said on Wednesday that it has increased security along its borders with the Spanish exclaves Ceuta and Melilla.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Migrant children go days without food in Ceuta amid asylum crisislist 2 of 3Ceuta mayor calls for migrant detention amid mass influx crisislist 3 of 3Mediterranean smuggling network ‘dismantled’ in Spain-led raid, 78 arrestedend of listAuthorities also said legal proceedings would be taken against those spreading online posts that encourage irregular migration. The surge in late July had been triggered by a social media campaign calling for mass crossings.Online posts have been circulating throughout the past week. This time, they claim that the border crossing between the Moroccan town of Fnideq and Ceuta would be open on August 15, a public holiday in Spain.The Moroccan ministry said it “detected over the last days the circulation of publications and anonymous messages on social media inciting the organisation of collective, illegal crossing attempts” towards Ceuta.Additionally, Moroccan Interior Ministry spokesman Rachid El Khalfi said that “all the necessary measures were taken to counter all attempts at illegal passage and intercept every person seeking to participate.”A group of people accused of being involved has been summoned for investigation, El Khalfi added in remarks carried by the state news agency MAP.In late July, approximately 72,000 people from Morocco crossed into Ceuta irregularly, most of them arriving via the sea over a few days.On August 7, Morocco sentenced seven Moroccan taxi drivers to up to six months in prison and fined each $1,070 for driving people to the border.

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