news agency
Four people were injured after attack on the headquarters of the candidate for mayor of Portoviejo

Four people were injured after attack on the headquarters of the candidate for mayor of Portoviejo

portoviejo

The headquarters of the candidate for mayor of Portoviejo Javier Pincay received an attack this afternoon, presumably with an explosive device. As a result, four people were injured, as confirmed by members of the political bureau of the candidate of the Avanza movement.

The event occurred around 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday at the Pincay headquarters, located on Ramos Iduarte street and José María Urbina avenue, in the heart of Portoviejo.

Pincay received a hitman-style attack on December 20, which kept him hospitalized for more than two weeks in a health home in Portoviejo. At the moment, the candidate is rehabilitating in the house of a relative.

Javier Pincay, candidate for Mayor of Portoviejo, is intervened in hospital after attack against him

The four people who were at the headquarters were injured by the alleged detonation and were taken to hospitals, although it was known that they would be stable.

National Police agents arrived at the scene and collected evidence at the scene. At the site, it was observed that the office where the headquarters work had damage, and even the ceiling was fallen.

Avanza Bureau in Manabí supports Javier Pincay’s candidacy for mayor of Portoviejo, despite the fact that he still has a reserved prognosis

Pincay gave a radio interview on Tuesday sound wavefrom Portoviejo, in which he indicated that he did not know at the moment who was behind his attack, but that it was related to political activity.

After this attack, those who are part of the campaign bureau of candidate Javier Pincay confirmed the attack, indicating that this afternoon unknown persons left an explosive device that detonated while there was a campaign planning meeting.

“As a result of this criminal act, there are four injured who were immediately taken to hospitals. We reject this new attack on democracy and against the militants and followers of Javier Pincay,” the statement said.

They also demand that the National Police and the justice authorities arrest the material and intellectual authors of this new attack as soon as possible; likewise, that they announce the results of the investigations into the attack suffered by Javier Pincay on December 20.

“The criminals behind these attacks know well that they will not be able to frighten those of us who yearn for a better Portoviejo for our children. Neither bullets nor bombs will stop the new and better airs that will arrive in the city at the hands of Javier Pincay,” the statement concluded. (YO)

Source: Eluniverso

You may also like

Hot News

TRENDING NEWS

Subscribe

follow us

Immediate Access Pro