The Christmas holidays are over, and families and friends have gathered for a pleasant get-together. However, many have changed the dynamic due to the fear of being a victim of crime. One of the evils currently affecting Ecuadorian society and which worries it the most.
The publication in this newspaper collects the testimonies of families who decided to change their customs and travel to other provinces with a better security number in order to find peace during the celebrations in December. Especially from Zone 8 (Guayaquil, Samborondón and Daule), which has suffered organized crime attacks during this year, amid disputes between gangs over territories for micro-trading and other illicit activities.
“What we want is to spend a peaceful Christmas without knowing that if I move somewhere early in the morning, something could happen to me,” said one of the interlocutors.
In addition, the few mentioned hope to do the same for the New Year.
Others traveling from different provinces to the beach went directly without passing through Guayaquil to eat or visit family or acquaintances.
Although it is not new that thousands of people living in Guayaquil and its surroundings choose these dates to travel to other territories – as it happens in other cities in the country – insecurity cannot and should not be the main reason that motivates them. .
The authorities must continue to work to improve not only the perception, but also the numbers related to this evil, so that the capital of the Coast, traditionally very active throughout the year, and even more so at this time, again – or even more heavily – a destination that welcomes other Ecuadorians and foreigners.
To this end, the central and sectoral governments, the judicial system and the security forces still have a duty to ensure peace to the population, who hope that with the new national security plan they will once again be able to celebrate without fear. (OR)
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Source: Eluniverso
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