The arrest was registered on the afternoon of this Tuesday 28 in the Paján canton, during a police control. National Police said that the Siipne portal was hacked.
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The prosecutor of the El Carmen canton, Juan Carlos I., was detained for five hours in Paján, after confirming that there was no arrest warrant against him.
The prosecutor is being investigated for the death of Naomi Arcentales, a fact recorded on December 12. He was suspended days ago by the Council of the Judiciary.
Julio César Cueva, defense attorney for the investigated prosecutor, pointed out that around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday they released Juan Carlos I., after the Police confirmed that there was no arrest warrant against his client.
“The ballot was false, someone accessed the system to enter false information, therefore, from tomorrow (this Wednesday 29) I begin to work to sue the Police and sue the State, this cannot happen to a citizen without there being consequences ”, declared Cueva after the prosecutor’s release.
Juan Carlos I. was arrested after 6:00 p.m. this Tuesday at a police checkpoint in the Paján canton, a town bordering the Guayas province.
Cueva considered that even his client could be detained for five hours in the Paján canton because the police officers did not know where to take him, as there was no information in the system about an arrest warrant for Juan Carlos I.
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“I am going to sue the State to compensate Juan Carlos I., and above all to give guarantees of non-repetition,” Cueva said.
After the arrest of Juan Carlos I., the National Police announced in a tweet the arrest of the prosecutor. Hours later, that message on the social network was deleted.
At 11:24 p.m. this Tuesday, on Twitter, the National Police issued an official statement indicating that the Integrated Computer System of the National Police of Ecuador (Siipne) was allegedly hacked and that for that reason the apprehension of Juan Carlos I was carried out. ., action carried out in the town of La Cadena, in the Paján canton, due to an alleged alert issued by the Manabí Criminal Guarantees Court.
“We clarify this matter, before which our investigative units are carrying out all the pertinent actions to determine who are responsible,” concludes the police statement on the incident that led to the momentary arrest of the El Carmen prosecutor. (I)
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