Ecuadorian police have arrested two people allegedly linked to the murder of prosecutor César Suárez, who acted in the case of the attack on a television channel by an armed commando and followed cases related to drug trafficking, terrorism and organized crime.
“We have arrested two suspects involved in the murder of prosecutor César Suárez in Guayaquil, following an investigative procedure that made it possible to identify their alleged participation in the crime,” wrote the general commander of the police, César, on his account. (formerly Twitter). Zapata.
A rifle, two pistols, food troughs and two vehicles were seized from the detainees.
The murder of prosecutor Suárez was committed on Wednesday in the coastal city of Guayaquil, amid a state of emergency and the declaration of an internal armed conflict by Daniel Noboa’s government in light of a spiral of violence unleashed last week and attributed to criminal gangs ..
Suárez, who had recently interrogated those arrested for the attack on the TC Televisión channel in Guayaquil, was killed by assassins who shot at his vehicle as he was on his way to a hearing in a drug trafficking case, without being protected by a security team. .
The government of Ecuador has rejected the shooting of the prosecutor and reaffirmed its commitment to support the administration of justice in the context of the “internal war” it is waging against transnational organized crime.
The Attorney General, Diana Salazar, deplored Suárez’s crime and said the Public Prosecutor’s Office will not stop its fight against organized crime groups.
“This horrific event carries a message for the work we do through justice in Ecuador,” but “organized crime groups, criminals and terrorists will not stop our commitment to Ecuadorian society,” Salazar said Wednesday.
The prosecutor called on law enforcement agencies to “guarantee the safety of those of us who carry out our duties,” and the Judicial Council to authorize the judicial hearings held by prosecutors from the anti-crime units. electronically developed”.
Source: El heraldo
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