MADRID, 2 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, has declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Guayas and Esmeraldas after the alleged murder of five police officers in a day of violence in the cities of Guayaquil and Durán in which up to twelve attacks have been recorded, some with explosive devices.
After canceling a trip to the United States, the Ecuadorian president has issued a message on national television announcing the state of emergency and a curfew in two provinces of the country for 45 days, according to ‘El Comercio’.
Lasso has described the violent acts that occurred this Tuesday as “sabotage and terrorism”, maintaining that “they are a declaration of war against the Government” and the citizens.
In this sense, the Ecuadorian president has affirmed that before his government “drug crime lived in a paradise” and that now “it feels uncomfortable”, warning that his Executive is not afraid of them, reported ‘El Telégrafo’.
Likewise, the president of Ecuador will lead the command post that will be installed in Guayaquil to deal with the wave of violence.
According to data offered by the country’s authorities, the province of Guayas, where Guayaquil is located, concentrates 62 percent of the attacks with explosives that are registered in the country.
For his part, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, has canceled a scheduled trip to the United States from Wednesday to Sunday to continue leading the frontal fight against the threat posed to the country by drug trafficking and organized gangs.
“The National Government’s priority is to guarantee peace to Ecuadorians, which is why it confronts head-on this serious problem inherited from previous governments that were permissive and did not act against organized crime,” highlighted the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency.
This wave of nocturnal violence has occurred just one day after rumors emerged about the possible transfer of prisoners from the Litoral Penitentiary, the scene of several violent episodes in the last year in which dozens of inmates have died.
