Declaring a state of emergency in prison – The AP reports that Ecuadorian President Guilermo Lasso Declaring a state of emergency in a large prison Guayaquil City Southwest of the country on Sept. 30 after a bloody clashes from two rival gangs. 118 people were killed, with at least five beheadings, with 86 others injured, six of them critically.
The president made a heartbreaking press conference. that both the terrible and tragic events of the prison become the frontier of power between crime gangs. He tried to use decisiveness to control the Litoral Prison. prevent violent incidents and not spread to other prisons
Handout photo released by Ecuador¥s National Police of policemen taking part in an operation at the Guayas 1 prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 30, 2021. AFP PHOTO /
Declaring a state of emergency would give the government the power to send military and police personnel to prisons.
Soldiers stand guard outside the Guayas 1 prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 30, 2021. (Photo by Fernando Mendez / AFP)
The worst prison clashes in history, starting withon Tuesday 27 NS.NS. according to local time Local media said the incident was because a Mexican drug cartel ordered its members to go to jail. Revolt kills rival gang members. Most of the prisoners were shot dead.
Handout photo released by Ecuador´s National Police of policemen taking part in an operation at the Guayas 1 prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on September 30, 2021. AFP PHOTO
Images published online Dozens of corpses were uncovered on the floor of the prison. The 9th and 10th districts are like battlefields. Such a boiling duel included guns, knives, and bombs. general.NS.NS.Fausto Bua Nano Provincial Police Commissioner It was also revealed that the body was found in the prison’s oil pipeline.
Relatives of prisoners await news outside the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Wednesday, September 29, 2021. . (AP Photo/Angel DeJesus)
The atmosphere outside the prison crematorium There are relatives of prisoners weeping. Some people interviewed The corpse was beheaded. and sliced
Women hug while waiting for some information about their relatives who are inmates at Litoral Penitentiary, after a prison riot. (AP Photo/Angel DeJesus)
“In the history of our country There has never been another event like or comparable to this one,” said Lady Zunica, former chairman of the National Council for Healing. He said he regretted that the authorities did not prevent further prison riots. Since the incident in Feb. 79 inmates died in three prisons.
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