The former Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa offered his support to the president Daniel Noboagiven the day of terror that the country has experienced by criminal groups that have set vehicles on fire, kidnapped agents and even occupied a television channel with weapons.
“All the support of President Noboa,” Correa wrote on his X network account (formerly Twitter) and assured that “organized crime has declared war on the State.”
The former president, who has resided in Belgium since his decade-long mandate ended in 2017, exclaimed that in this war against organized crime “The State must emerge victorious”. “It is time for national unity”Correa, who is wanted by his country’s justice system for having been convicted in corruption cases, which he denies, added in his message.
Correa (2007-2017), in addition, leads from abroad the Citizen Revolution movement, the largest group in the National Assembly (Parliament) and which maintains a temporary legislative agreement with the ruling party.
The former president asked Noboa to “replace the thousands of police officers who are absurdly in bureaucratic positions with civilian personnel or retired police officers and send them to the streets”And he repeated that in this crusade against delinquency and organized crime “the Homeland will triumph.”
The Government of President Noboa declared on Monday night a state of emergency throughout the country for sixty days, which includes a curfew from 6:00 in the morning.
In addition, this Tuesday he declared in a decree an “internal armed conflict” in the country due to the actions of organized crime groups whom he identified as “terrorists.”
Source: Gestion
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