The Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata, and the Police Commander, Fausto Salinas, denied that there are narco-generals in the police ranks.
Michael Fitzpatrick, US ambassador to Ecuador, noted that visas have been withdrawn from Ecuadorian drug generals and that there is much concern about the penetration of drug trafficking into law enforcement. The diplomat never gave names.
His statements caused a stir in the police leadership and led to investigations in the National Assembly and other institutions, such as the State Comptroller General.
“You don’t play with the dignity of people,” Zapata said Thursday at a press conference, in which he referred to the operations for the New Year’s holiday, but in which he also addressed that issue.
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According to the official, there is a report from the Comptroller of the patrimony of the police generals: all those who are in active service are without any legal or legal problem, including one of the senior officers who supposedly had a problem with the economic amount of his assets. .
He assured that the institutional high command of the Police is “firmer” and has given extraordinary results in the last three months.
“That ‘narco generals’ thing is not good for an institution that is putting its chest to the bullets…”, he responded to a journalist’s question about an internal purge in relation to the so-called narco generals.
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In the same order of defense was the commander of the Police, Fausto Salinas.
“In the Police there are no narco-generals, and that is very clear. There are officers committed to their work, with their effort,” said the police chief.
He affirmed that confidence measures will be further increased with some additional aspects in 2023, so that police officers who could be involved in a crime are investigated.
He asked the Assembly to review the provisions regarding the disciplinary regime. He mentioned that Zapata is working on reforms to the Police discipline regulations.
Salinas indicated that any police officer who breaks the law or misbehaves will have to face the consequences.
He highlighted the work of his colleagues, as he mentioned that 195 tons of drugs have been captured and 8,853 firearms have been withdrawn from crime, with 150,000 ammunition. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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