The president held a meeting with representatives of other functions of the State.
On Monday night, President Guillermo Lasso will deliver a message to the Nation regarding the latest violent events that occurred in the Litoral Penitentiary that left more than 60 people deprived of liberty murdered.
Lasso is expected to announce new measures to counter the situations. This after holding a meeting with representatives of other functions of the State, where it was agreed “joint actions to provide a comprehensive response to citizen security,” among which the military will permanently enter the country’s prisons in order to solve the prison crisis.
Guillermo Lasso, after a meeting with State authorities, announces the permanent admission of the military to the Litoral Penitentiary
He announced that pardons will be processed for people with catastrophic illnesses who are in prisons.
This Monday, a thousand soldiers, 500 from the National Police and 500 from the Armed Forces of Ecuador, entered the Guayas No.1 Center for the Deprivation of Liberty early with the purpose of assuming control of the facilities indefinitely. (I)
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