The prosecutor in charge of investigating the attack on a television channel in Ecuador has been murdered

According to the newspaper ‘El Universo’, Ecuadorian prosecutor César Suárez, in charge of investigating the case of an attack on a television channel in Guayaquil, was assassinated this Wednesday in the Ecuadorian city. Suárez was traveling in his vehicle when he was shot on an avenue after leaving the Judicial Police facilities.

The prosecutor was in charge of interrogating thirteen people detained for attacking the TC television channel on January 9 and detaining several of its activists. According to the Ecuadorian press, Suárez had previously worked on corruption cases.

The killing of the prosecutor is the latest incident of tension in Ecuador, whose president two weeks ago declared a state of “internal armed conflict” in response to a wave of attacks and violent actions by organized crime, including kidnappings and murders. Police officer. , blast warnings, burning of vehicles, simultaneous riots in prisons and hostage-taking, even an attack by an armed group on a television channel.

Before these episodes, José Adolfo Macías Villamar, known as ‘Fito’, was the leader of ‘Los Choneros’, one of the most violent gangs in the country, and now considered a “terrorist” by the government of Buenos Aires. Was classified, had escaped from jail. ,

According to ‘El Universo’, Suárez worked in the National Specialized Investigations Unit against Transnational Organized Crime, which has been investigating eight organized crime groups that operated in the city of Guayaquil since January 9, the day of the canal attack. TV.

Since then, authorities have arrested nearly 2,000 people and designated 22 gangs as terrorist groups. The government of Daniel Ngoboa also claims to have killed five alleged members of these gangs who are now classified as terrorists, while two police officers were murdered and another eleven were killed apparently by these mafias. Freed from various kidnappings.

According to Ecuadorian authorities, between January 9 and 17, 728 firearms, 736 knives, 41 gun feeders, approximately 21,200 bullets and 521 explosives were seized.

Law enforcement agencies also seized more than 6 tons of drugs and approximately $6,000 in cash. According to the Ecuadorian government, there have been thirteen attacks on public and private infrastructure and twelve attacks on police establishments in these eight days.

This Wednesday, President Ngoba announced on the CNN television network that he would accept US cooperation in the fight against organized crime and requested the delivery of military equipment, weapons and intelligence assistance, EFE reports.

“I would gladly accept the cooperation of the United States. We need equipment, we need weapons and we need intelligence,” Ngoba declared during an interview with CNN after the crisis of violence experienced last Tuesday in his country.