CKD. The writing suggests a path toward easing friction with the government if sensitive information about recent events is declassified, especially in connection with alleged spying on pro‑independence politicians. Such a move could potentially lower the tensions that have flared up in the past weeks.
The Catalan republicans pointed to this possibility. Declassification of these documents would serve as a prudent precaution, they argued, and urged everyone to seek a way out. The alternative, they warned, is that the right could seize the moment if the legislature falters.
Insiders also note that Gabriel Rufián attended last week’s meeting of the official secrets commission and, as observed by some, the documents were provided by the former director of the CNI. He later responded to Defense Minister Margarita Robles, who had acted as a spokesperson during the control session. The ERC reportedly did not dare to review the documents if their contents might impact the party.
Sánchez: “The situation is not perfect but the gangsters are not in the government”
According to sources, portions of these files had been crossed out, yet the commissioners were allowed to examine them. One file, concerning Pere Aragonès, the head of the Generalitat, highlighted certain speeches in particular.
The discussions indicated that Sánchez, the ERC and others would keep Robles in her post despite calls for her removal. There were even amused remarks that dismissing the minister would be easier for a meteorite to achieve than removing her from office.
In the corridors of Congress, Rufián argued that it would benefit Sánchez to declassify all of these documents. He asserted that such authority rests with the president and denied that he is subordinate to a judge. He claimed that the truth about the events from two weeks earlier would finally emerge, drawing a colorful comparison to the Kennedy case in a moment of political theater.
The government is now waiting for a response from the ERC: “We did what we had to do”
On the plenary discussion, it was suggested that the minister should pause any further digging. There was a call for the dialogue table to convene and for Sánchez and Aragonés to meet at an appropriate time, with contextual explanations offered.
Íñigo Errejón of Más País criticized the current approach, pushing for a formal investigation to illuminate what occurred and to end what he described as a pattern of partisan handles. He again called for the declassification of official documents touching on the official secrets act and fundamental rights.
On another note, CUP MP Mireia Vehi, after listening to Sánchez’s response to the PP spokesperson, Cuca Gamarra, concluded that the wiretaps reflected poor practices, and she noted that the CNI director had been dismissed as a consequence.