Ecuador: Public Ministry will prosecute the 13 people detained in the armed attack on TC Televisión for terrorism

The Public Ministry Ecuador will prosecute terrorism charges against the 13 people detained for the attack committed by a group of armed hooded men on the TC Televisión channel during a live broadcast in Guayaquil, as reported on Tuesday in a message on the networks.

“The anti-socials entered the @tctelevision premises armed and detained the media staff. The criminal act left no fatal victims“, indicated the Public Ministry hours after the unprecedented violent episode, which occurred after a new sequence of attacks in various parts of the country.

#ATTENTION | #AttorneyEc will prosecute 13 people for the crime of #terrorism. Anti-socials entered the premises armed @tctelevision and they hired media people. The criminal act left no fatal victims. pic.twitter.com/UNtgrO7Eo7

— Public Ministry of Ecuador (@FiscaliaEcuador) January 9, 2024

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The hearing to formulate charges, according to the Public Ministry, will be held in a few hours. The Ecuadorian penal code provides for sentences of 10 to 13 years for terrorism.

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, decreed after the attack on the television channel that the country is in an “internal armed conflict” to mobilize the armed forces in the fight against organized crime and terrorist organizations and named in his decree several gangs as terrorists.

Source: Elcomercio

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