The measure will govern in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Santa Elena, Manabí, Los Ríos, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Pichincha and Sucumbíos.
Through Executive Decree No. 257, the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso, renewed for 30 more days the state of exception that he had declared on October 18.
The General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency announced that the state of exception will govern in the provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Santa Elena, Manabí, Los Ríos, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Pichincha and Sucumbíos.
On October 18, Lasso decreed a state of exception for 60 days to counteract the crime wave that the country is experiencing. However, the Constitutional Court made observations to Executive Decree No. 224, reducing the time of this measure to 30 days, which expire at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday 18.
With the state of exception, Armed Forces personnel will remain in the streets of the aforementioned provinces “to complement the functions of the National Police for operational control in required areas of citizen security, internal protection, crime prevention and public order.” .
Likewise, the military will carry out control, search and requisition operations in cases of carrying weapons and substances subject to control.
Pablo Arosemena, governor of Guayas, announced that Armed Forces personnel would continue to carry out arms, explosives and ammunition control operations.
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The official had mentioned that the application of an executive decree was not necessary for these operations to be carried out with the military. He indicated that in 30 days, 409,000 people and 357,000 vehicles were registered in the Guayas province.
During the 30 days of the state of exception that began on October 18, in Guayas 1,136 people were arrested for various crimes, 28 gangs were dismantled. Likewise, 202 firearms and 77 knives were seized.
In the province of Los Ríos there is concern about the rise in crime, so there was uncertainty about the declaration of a new state of exception, which would allow the military to carry out controls in the streets and counteract the crime figures. (I)
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