Ecuador prosecutor investigating TV studio attack shot dead • FRANCE 24 English
A car riddled with bullet holes the scene of an assassination crime prosecutor Cesar Suarez was on his way to a court hearing when gang members opened fire on his vehicle officials say it’s a bloody escalation of an ongoing war between the equadorian government and criminal groups this event has saddened us as an
Institution we are carrying out preliminary investigations at the scene of the events our objective as in any other case of violent death is ensuring that this case does not go unpunished Suarez had been in charge of pursuing organized crime in gu’s Province one of the country’s most
Violent areas and the site of an armed takeover on television last week Suarez was in charge of leading the investigation on the dramatic attack which saw gunmen storm the set of a live broadcast and take hostages Ecuadorian president Daniel NOOA has since announced a 60-day state of emergency
And has declared a war on drug gangs designating 22 criminal groups as terrorist organizations the once peaceful South American country has become a hub for the global export of cocaine from Neighbors Colombia and Peru the prosecutor’s assassination is the latest among a wave of Gang Related attacks in
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A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador. Prosecutor César Suárez, who had carried out other high-profile investigations in the past, was shot while driving a vehicle, Attorney General Diana Salazar said.
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