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Journalists from various media Ecuador received envelopes with electronic devices stuffed with explosivesannounced on Monday accusation General, adding that he has launched an investigation into incidents related to
Journalists from various media Ecuador received envelopes with electronic devices stuffed with explosivesannounced on Monday accusation General, adding that he has launched an investigation into incidents related to terrorism.
Envelopes sent duringThe two had similar characteristics and the same content, so they will be investigated jointly,” the prosecutor’s office added in a statement, without naming the affected media.
“The FGE (State Prosecutor’s Office) has activated the Protocol on the Protection of Journalists, which has been in force since 2022,” he added.
one device Partially blown up TV center Ecuavisa in Guayaquilwhen journalist Lenin Artieda connected it to his computer. According to police, he received minor injuries.
Uniformed officers controlled detonation of a device sent to the newsroom of TC Televisión, also in Guayaquil, prosecutors said hours before.
Regional free speech advocacy group Fundamedios said a third TV and radio station in Quito also received envelopes containing explosives.
In the capital, TV channel Teleamazonas confirmed that one of its journalists received an anonymous envelope on Thursday, and when it was opened, a device was found that police confirmed contained an explosive charge.
The Ecuadorian government rejected the attacks and said it remained firmly committed to ensuring freedom of expression in the country. “Any attempt to intimidate journalism and freedom of speech is reprehensible and should be punished to the fullest extent of justice,” he added in a statement.
Ecuador It is facing a rising tide of violence, including in its prison system, which conservative President Guillermo Lasso blames on common crime and drug-related gangs vying for leadership and territory. The country is used as a transit point for shipping cocaine to the United States and Europe.
“These are military-type explosives, but they are very small capsules,” Xavier Chango, head of the national forensics department, told reporters. in connection with the incident in Ecuavisa.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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