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Ecuador’s armed forces have announced the release of 11 officials from Esmeraldas prison held in connection with a series of prison riots in the country carried out by
Ecuador’s armed forces have announced the release of 11 officials from Esmeraldas prison held in connection with a series of prison riots in the country carried out by criminal groups.
The commander of the Joint Task Force, General Milton Rodriguez, explained that they were released. nine corrections officers and two administrative officers from the Esmeraldas Men’s Social Rehabilitation Center.
They are “safe and sound” and their release was achieved through “the mediation of the Catholic and Evangelical Church,” Rodriguez explained.
The Esmeraldas prison was one of those whose premises were occupied since last Monday in the midst of coordinated actions by organized crime groups in several prisons in the country.
The National Service for Integrated Health Care (SNAI) for people deprived of liberty reported this Saturday that “various incidents occurred” in some prisons on Friday evening and this morning.
For their part, police said at least six prisoners escaped from the Litoral prison near Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest and most populous prison.
Two of the six escaped prisoners were recaptured near the prison.
This week in Ecuador, riots among prisoners were reported in several of the country’s prisons, as well as a wave of violence that also occurred on the streets, with activities by organized crime groups classified by the government as “terrorists” that included vehicles being set on fire, warnings about explosives. , the kidnapping and murder of police officers, and even a gun attack on a television station in Guayaquil.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa unveiled a design for two new maximum security prisons as part of the Phoenix Plan.
The prisons will be located in Pastaza and Santa Elena.
It includes “supermaximum”, “maximum” and “high security” modules.
They will have cellular and satellite signal suppression, as well as advanced technology electronic systems.
The government will equip the facilities with digital and analogue access and control, as well as a triple perimeter security barrier.
One of the policies that has received the most attention is that they will have “faceless security.”
The announcement comes amid reports of kidnappings and killings of guards in various prisons.
It is part of the chaos that has erupted in various parts of the country, especially in Guayaquil, where gangs have taken over a television station and caused fear at the university and on the streets.
The government declared a state of emergency and curfew and ordered armed forces to patrol the streets to regain control. (According to EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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