The defense says that the kidnapping of the journalists did not take place in Ecuador – La República CE

A new controversy arises after the kidnapping and subsequent killing of the El Comercio newspaper team. The Minister of Defense stated that the kidnapping did not take place in Ecuador

The afternoon of this Thursday, July 19, held the Security Council meeting Sectorial No. 54, chaired by the Minister of Defense Oswaldo. Jarrin and the Minister of the Interior Mauro Toscanini .

After being consulted by one of the journalists present at the session, on the kidnapping of a journalistic team in Ecuadorian territory, Minister Jarrin replied: "You say so, but what It's not like that. "

These statements contradict those made by the former Minister Cesar Navas, who stated on March 27, one day after the kidnapping, that the incident occurred in the area of Mataje.

The journalistic team of the newspaper El Comercio, formed by Paúl Rivas, Javier Ortega and Efraín Segarra, was kidnapped on March 26, 2018. After 18 days of captivity, Ecuadorians killed by the hands of FARC dissidents commanded by alias Guacho.

In addition, alias Guacho is attributed to the killing of four Ecuadorian soldiers.