Daniel Laaz died in the police hospital after being shot twice in the chest while eating with his family.
Freddy Daniel Laaz Vélez, the 39-year-old National Police officer who was killed by a criminal on Tuesday, was buried at noon this Thursday in the Patrimonial cemetery of Guayaquil.
The religious service was attended by the President of the Republic, Guillermo Lasso; the governor of Guayas, Pablo Arosemena; the Commander of Zone 8, Fausto Buenaño, and the Commander General of the Police, Tannya Varela.
The only one who gave statements at the end of the funeral was Varela, who mentioned that the agent was part of the Special Mobile Antinarcotics Group (GEMA). He indicated that they are looking for the others involved in the assault that occurred in a restaurant on Samanes 5, where Laaz was with his family. One of the robbers also died in the confrontation.
Varela also took the opportunity to refer to the changes to the legal body to facilitate police work.
He said that this moment is a turning point, because in two days the death of a policeman has been registered, the sentence of another and a process has been opened to a third uniformed officer.
It refers to Santiago Olmedo, who last year killed two criminals who assaulted a minor. This week, Olmedo was sentenced to three years in prison for the crime of excess of force.
This week it was also learned that the police officer who was involved in an assault in which a criminal died would be prosecuted for the crime of homicide. the uniformed prevented the robbery in a restaurant Quito, the night of Saturday, January 15. In action one of the two burglars passed away.
The incident occurred in the area of Cotocollao, when two antisocials entered the premises and made threats with Firearms to the clients.
Varela guaranteed the accompaniment of the institution in the judicial processes faced by the police. (I)
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