“The era of lukewarm governments is over“The president said this Wednesday EcuadorJust hours after Daniel Noboa declared that there was an “internal armed conflict” in the country that was not just demanding Intervention of the Armed Forces to prevent drug traffickingits size represents an unprecedented challenge to the State. “We are a war situation “We cannot surrender to these terrorists,” Noboa added.
Ecuador is still in shock after a series of events that led the president to take extreme measures: the prison escape of José Adolfo Macías, aka Fito, leader of the criminal organization Los Choneros, and Fabricio Colón Pico, the ringleader of the criminal organization. Los Lobos, as well as prison riots, the takeover of a television studio, car bombs, kidnappings and 11 deaths.
Police arrested more than 70 people for participating in “attacks and terrorist acts” in Guayaquil, the city most affected by the actions of gangs. “They wanted to be called an organized crime group because it was easier when they were terrorists. We live in a state of conflict, we are in a state of war, other laws apply“Noboa also implements International Humanitarian Law, which is different from what is usual in Ecuador,” he said. The president met with the council of ministers and issued a plan to implement a plan that changed the axes of addressing systematic security crises from 2019. This warning was followed by the courts It points right to your heart. Judges who helped “terrorists” Those detected will be considered members of the network that is being tried to be eliminated.
call for unity
Newspaper UniverseHe called on Guayaquil to “support with responsibility and maturity” the policy designed by the Administration. “We must call for consistency and unity in moments of deep pain for the country that has lost its peace.” Dramatic footage of TC Televisión employees being pointed at with firearms on the ground, kidnapped police officers and prison officers being threatened with knives and guns, explosives in the streets and vehicles being set on fire, according to the publication.“They force those in power to think.” and “Non-government.” The dividing line must be clear.
oppositionHe decided to support the government, including Correismo, without compensation. The exception to this emergency rule has been instantiated former presidential candidate Jan Topic, Who does he introduce himself as? Nayib Bukele The Ecuadorian offered to lead all security areas, citing his status as a former member of the Foreign Legion. “He has no combat experience, has neither been part of the Armed Forces nor has experience in conflict with terrorist groups. “I trust the Armed Forces and international cooperation,” said Noboa, reminding that Topic came in fourth place in the first round of the elections.
Tails of an unknown situation
The scenes where armed youths are in the television studio in the middle of the live broadcast take the conflict to an unknown dimension. Makeup artist Héctor Alvarado was also there. “We hid, we crouched, we crawled (from the gunshots). It was very sad, ugly and painful moments, we wanted to go out but we didn’t know who would be outside.” It was officially reported that the ages of the 13 people detained by the police were between 16 and 25. The extent to which drug trafficking has penetrated the social fabric, especially in the most marginal sectors, They will be charged with unlawful deprivation of liberty, which is equivalent to a prison sentence of 10 to 13 years.
The Ministry of Education suspended face-to-face classes throughout Ecuador until January 12. Hospitals operate under strict safety protocols. The media is also feeling the effects of this new phase, which opens after 2023 and results in 7,600 murders. Especially what happened on the TC Televisión channel shocked those who saw it. journalists Ecuadorians. Occupation has been taken into consideration since drug trafficking became widespread high risk. Actually many uses bulletproof vests and helmets.
Announcements of the OAS and IACHR
Noboa received the support of all countries in the region and United States of America. Organization of American States (OAS) Through his Secretary General Luis Almagro, he conveyed “support” for the “temporary emergency measures” adopted by the Carondelet Palace. According to Almagro, “the fight against organized crime and criminality within the framework of civil rights in the region is essential.”
For your part, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) He stated that he started to monitor the situation in that country “during the validity of the state of emergency.” He also underlined “the action of the Armed Forces in internal security tasks”, confirmed by the last presidential decree, ““It should be extraordinary, justified, exceptional, temporary, limited, subordinate and complementary to civilian powers, accompanied by regulation and control.”. The Salvadoran experience led the organization to announce its measures, while continuing to condemn “acts of violence in prisons, explosive attacks, and all planned acts of organized crime.” Acts of drug trafficking require “rigorous investigation”.