Ecuadorian government rejects criticism of relatives of murdered journalists – La República CE

The government of Ecuador today has left behind critics unloaded by relatives of the journalistic material removed and murdered on the border with Colombia, which was described as "derision" Declbadified information received by the Executive. [19659003InapressreleasetheNationalSecretariatofCommunicationsreportingtothePresidentLeninMoreno"hasnotsparedanyresponsibilityanddoesnotallowanyinstitutionorpublicbodytoimpartinformationaboutthejournalist'sstaff"

Comunicación, Andrés Michelena, emphasized in the statement that "these events are not the responsibility of the Government of Ecuador, but the forces we are fighting, with reference to the narco -crime."

In an appearance, family members sentenced the information on Wednesday. declbadified on the case and received by the government.

A While they had already in their possession the clbadified information given to them by the Executive, the relatives badure that they did not know the contents of it. yesterday, on the occasion of the arrival in the country of a delegation of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR), Ricardo Rivas, brother of Paúl, the photographer who was doing part of the journalistic team, said that among the declbadified documents, there are no records of operations, nor reports on the crisis committees, "nothing" that, according to him, this will serve as new information.

"I think the whole country should feel mocked to be an act of the highest level to show nothing, which creates more doubts than certainties."

Cristian Segarra, son of Efraín Segarra, the driver of the truck in which the press team was mobilized on March 26 in the region of Mataje (province of Esmeraldas, border with Colombia) , said the declbadified information, are in fact public documents.

"It's a lack of respect and sensitivity in this case," said Segarra upset.

According to relatives, the information provided by the State It consists of two annexes, one of them are notes of condolence from the government and the other party are from notes that can be downloaded from the website of the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EFE