The State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) issued a statement in which it indicated that the director of Human Talent of the National Police ordered the temporary transfer of the entire operational investigation team that works in the first mentioned institution.
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In total there are 37 researchers who would be replaced by another team.
The statement indicated that this measure is “a clear interference in justice, since it will limit the work that -independently- the FGE has been carrying out in the area of human rights.”
It was also argued that investigations into crimes against humanity or possible acts of corruption could be violated, naming among these the cases “Encuentro”, “Pandora Papers”, “Gabela”, “DHRUV”, “Bernal”, or “Petroecuador”. .
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According to the Prosecutor’s Office, it is intended to impose a team without “specific experience in the criminal field.”
According to the statement, the new agents have not gone through trust tests and will be incorporated from scratch into processes that have already been advanced for some time.
“The State Attorney General’s Office alerts the country about these actions harmful to its institutions and holds the Ecuadorian State directly responsible for the safety of its highest authority and that of his family, in addition to putting the permanence of the people under investigation at risk,” it was stressed. in the statement.
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This newspaper requested the version of the National Police, and from the Department of Communication they informed that they will issue a response explaining the decision taken by this institution in the next few hours. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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