PP Demands CNI Chief Testify in Congress as Robles Backs Official Secrets Committee Appearance

The Partido Popular's Martínez-Maíllo has called for the director of Spain's National Intelligence Centre (CNI) to appear before Congress, according to the party. In the same statement, he pressed Def

The demand follows reporting on a mass entry into Ceuta. According to LaSexta, the Defence Ministry said not everything concerning the incident has been declassified and that the CNI director will tes

Robles responded to the PP's pressure, telling the party she does not understand why it does not tire of giving her advice when it knows she ignores it, El HuffPost reported.


The exchanges point to a dispute over how much information about the Ceuta episode should be made public and in which forum. The PP is pushing for a congressional appearance, while the Defence Ministr

What to watch next is whether the CNI director's appearance is formally scheduled and whether it takes place before Congress or the official secrets committee.