Three riots in Ecuador left more than 60 dead

The number of dead in the riots that were recorded this Tuesday in Ecuador amounts to 62 peoplethe head of prisons informed during a press conference, Edmundo Moncayo.

The deaths recorded to date are 33 in the Turi detention center, in the city of Cuenca; 8 in Latacunga and 21 in Guayaquil.

At the press conference, I attributed the riots to murder of a citizen in the city of Manta in December.

“We expected an immediate reaction, but the reaction was delayed and is the one that happened today between two groups trying to find criminal leadership“I say.

The Minister of the Government, Patrick pazmio, posted on Twitter that “given the concerted action of criminal organizations to generate violence in the country’s prisons, the unified command post in collaboration with the police command we manage the actions, to regain control“.

During the program “Before the President”, the Ecuadorian President, Lenn moreno, indicated having authorized “that force is used gradually ensure the safety of citizens in isolation “in order to control the riots occurring simultaneously in three prisons in the country.

“In a prison, this synchronized activity of this organized mafia fight which beneficially occurs rarely, but always causes social unrest and concern among the executive and the police, ”added Moreno.