Ecuador coordinates actions to locate missing mother and daughter

The Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office and the National Directorate of Crimes Against the Life, Disappearances, Extortion and Abduction of Persons (Dinased) coordinate their actions to find a mother and her four-year-old daughter , disappeared for 16 days in the province of Pichincha, whose capital is Quito.

Maria José Ponce and her daughter Lirio Sofía disappeared on June 23 when they left for a trip to Mindo, north of Quito, "but the complaint presented on June 29", the representative of the Ecuadorian prosecutor's office, Edith Arévalo, said at a press conference today

" Together with Dinased we have made all the steps that have been established in the protocol ", added Arévalo

The chief prosecutor insisted that" there is continuity in the investigation of the disappearance "and added that" all necessary protocols have been applied ", but" it exists ". He added that the information was always reserved and that it would be published in due course. "

Through a call to social networks, María José's sister, Alejandra Ponce, organized a sit-in today in front of the Government Palace in order to ask for state actions, concerning

In the press conference Arévalo reiterated that the elements obtained in the investigation can "presume the existence of a possible crime."

"If we found the sufficient elements, we would move him to the appropriate unit, "he added, reiterating that relatives had" access to all the information "about the case.

For his part, the representative the Dinased, Victor Arauz, added that a press release has been broadcast nationwide to locate the mother and the child.EFE

The relatives of LIRIO SOFIA ESCOBAR PONCE and Majo appreciate their solidarity diffusion
We are still looking for them

WE HAVE MORE DAYS S YEARS MAJO AND SOFY, #JUNTOSLASVAMOSAENCONTRAR @FiscaliaEcuador ] @PoliciaEcuador @MinInteriorEc Waiting for Inquiry pic.twitter.com/hZyhbC5aPw

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