The number of deaths in protests in Ecuador increases to five

The number of deaths in the context of the protests in Ecuador due to the high cost of living, it was raised this Friday to five after confirming the death by firearm of one of the participants in an attack on a military convoy that left 17 soldiers wounded.

This was reported at a press conference by Interior Minister Patricio Carrillo, who again denied that the Police had any responsibility for the five deaths reported by human rights organizations since the start of the protests on June 13.

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“How do you repel a criminal?” This was no longer a demonstration, it was a criminal act.”Carrillo said to explain the projectile that ended the life of this person, during the ambush suffered by the military convoy near the town of San Antonio de Pichincha, near Quito.

The head of the Interior portfolio expressed his solidarity with the families of all the victims, after the day before he called “Collateral damage” to the deceased.

The five fatalities have died in different situations throughout the second week of protestswhich are now in their twelfth consecutive day, now mainly concentrated in the capital Quito.

In its latest report, offered at noon this Friday, the Alliance of Organizations for Human Rights of Ecuador also recorded five missing persons and 166 injured people, as well as a total of 64 human rights violations.

This alliance also records 108 arrests, including those of the indigenous leader Leonidas Iza, the main promoter of the protestswho was arrested after the first day of mobilizations and spent almost a day in prison until a judge released him on parole with charges of alleged paralysis of essential services.

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Source: Elcomercio

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