Ecuador: two teenagers are sentenced to 8 years in prison for the armed attack on TC Televisión in Guayaquil

Ecuadorian justice sentenced two teenagers to eight years in preventive prison for the crime of terrorism after participating in the armed takeover of the canal TC televisionlast January, in the coastal city of Guayaquil (southwest).

The judge from the Juvenile Justice Unit who judged the case accepted the documentary, expert and testimonial evidence presented by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and handed down the sentence of preventive detention for the two brothers aged 15 and 17.

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Both participated in the armed operation on the premises of a television media outleton January 9th.

The prosecutor responsible for the case presented as evidence the police reports, reports, complaints and statements from agents and investigators who arrested them, and requested a maximum sentence of eight years for the defendants.

The teenagers are – since the date of the events – with preventive detention, measure that they comply with Center for Delinquent Adolescents of Guayaquil, where they will continue until the imposed sentence is completed.

Others processed

In addition to the two already convicted, twelve other people are being prosecuted for the same crime.

The last linked person, Willian Joffre AB, also known as ‘Black Willie’ I ‘The company‘(leader of an organized crime group) is at large, the Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.

At the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, an anti-corruption judge asked Interpol to issue the Red alert for location and capture.

In relation to the adult defendants, the Public Prosecutor’s Office asked the judge in the case to set a date and time for the preparatory hearing for the trial, in which it will be determined whether or not they will be called to trial.

The Public Ministry initiated – ex officio – an investigation following the events that occurred in the media, which were broadcast live.

The attackers They invaded the premises with firearms (pistols and repeater), as well as a military-type grenade and batons dynamitewith which They intimidated security personnel and then to workers who were inside the television channel during a live broadcast.

Personnel from elite units of the National Police entered the premises and controlled the situationapprehending eleven adults and two teenagers.

The attack by hooded armed men left two people injured.

At the hearing of flagrancy -Delivered on January 10, the anti-corruption judge who judged the case ordered preventive detention for the eleven prisoners and pre-trial detention for the two teenagers (now convicted).

On February 21, the Public Ministry linked Willian Joffre AB, who would have ordered and given instructions for the armed incursion on television, the document states.

Source: Elcomercio

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