President of Ecuador ratifies firmness against “terrorists” after criminal leader asks for surrender

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboaconfirmed this Thursday that it will act firmly against the “terrorists” upon being consulate regarding a request for guarantees of surrender from Fabricio Colón Pico, identified as leader of the criminal gang ‘Los Lobos’, and mentioned in an alleged attack plan against the attorney general, Diana Salazar.

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In an interview with ‘FM Mundo’ radio, Noboa highlighted that, if he so wishes, he can surrender Colón Pico, who escaped this week from a prison in the Andean city of Riobamba, where he was detained after being detained last week.

He arrest arrest It occurred in the middle of an investigation into an alleged kidnapping that occurred some time ago, but shortly after Salazar had mentioned it in the alleged plan against him.

“Imagine, I also have others who kidnapped 30 people and want to benefit from the Geneva Treaty,” Noboa said when asked about Colón Pico’s request.

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“Terrorists must be treated as terrorists and we will act firmly. If he wants to turn himself in, no one stops him from turning himself in if he wants to,” he added.

The president stated that Ecuador “is fed up with the conditions imposed by criminals. Conditions are imposed by good people, conditions are established by Ecuadorian families, the Government establishes them, the State establishes them, criminals do not impose them.”

To hide

In a video circulating on social media, Colón Pico introduces himself and indicates today’s date before pointing out that he is making the piece for you to see. Noboa and citizens, stating that they have “nothing to hide”.

“I want to surrender, Mr. President, I fled because they told me they were going to kill me, my life is in danger, for no other reason. Understand, Mr. President, you guarantee my life, that nothing will happen to me and I will surrender, Mr. President,” he said.

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The fugitive from justice assured that he has “nothing to do” with what he is accused of and “strongly” asks Noboa to put “her hand on her chest”.

“I didn’t hide it, I showed my face from the beginning, Mr. President”, concluded the person who, according to Salazar, was part of the ‘Los Lobos’ gang, classified along with other criminal gangs by the Government of Noboa as terrorists after the declaration of a “conflict internal armed” in Ecuador.

Colón Pico escaped amid the tension that Ecuador is experiencing following a series of prison riots and car explosions, the kidnapping of police officers, the retention of prison staff in different prisons and even the armed invasion of a television channel last Tuesday- fair, which ended with 13 detainees.

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These facts, attributed criminal gangsarises when the Noboa Government He was preparing to implement his plan to regain control of Ecuador’s prisons, many of them internally dominated by organized crime groups.

Source: Elcomercio

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