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Ladybbird · 01-10-21, 22:20

Ecuador Jail RIOT: Anxious Families Await News After Fighting Kills 118 Inmates
Police Stop Slaughter in Ecuador Prison After Rioting and Gang Massacre Kills at Least 118 Inmates

Anxiety, fear and little information

BBC News 1 OCT 2021

Relatives of inmates wait for news outside the morgue

More than 100 inmates have been killed in a fight inside a prison in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil. It is expected to take days to identify the bodies, leaving relatives of inmates fearing the worst. Journalist Blanca Moncada Pesantes spoke to some of those waiting for news.

Not even at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in March and April 2020, when death was in the air in many neighbourhoods of Guayaquil, had so many relatives ever gathered outside the city's morgue.

When President Guillermo Lasso announced that the death toll had risen, dozens of families rushed to the forensic laboratory where the bodies of the victims were being taken. They want to find out where their loved ones are and, crucially, if they are still alive.

They have yet to get an answer and their anxiety only increased as explosions could again be heard coming from Guayaquil's biggest prison, a sign that the gang war inside - said to be linked to the drugs trade - had not been brought under control.

How did the violence unfold?

Late on Thursday, police said they had regained control of the prison following a major operation involving 900 officers and army soldiers and gave a revised death toll of 118.

Only a handful of bodies have been identified so far, scores of families are still waiting for news

One of those outside the morgue was 66-year-old Gustavo Vives, whose 24-year-old son was killed in the prison riot.

"He's not on the list [of fatalities] but I know he is dead because I saw a photo of his body and I identified him from that," he says.

Like many others he has been getting information from footage and photos shared on social media and among inmates' relatives.

By midday on Thursday, the area outside the forensic lab was full of people. Funeral workers looking for business milled among anxious relatives.

They had coffins at the ready should they be needed - unlike during the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic when a shortage of coffins in Guayaquil saw some people forced to use cardboard boxes to bury their loved ones.

Zenaida Moreira, 50, handkerchief in hand, was looking for her 23-year-old Darwin Camino, who was sent to the prison - Guayaquil's most dangerous - two years ago. A drug user, he had been arrested for stealing chairs from a school.

"He's serving a sentence for theft and yet he was locked up among killers, rapists and drug traffickers," said Ms Moreira.

The mother feared the worst after having seen videos of the carnage inside the jail.

"I don't know if one of the bodies I saw was his. I saw a decapitated head, the face is similar to his, but the authorities are not saying anything," she said, in tears.

Her son would call her over from a phone smuggled into the prison but it has been days since she last heard from him.

Her daughter María, Darwin's 30-year-old sister, tried to reassure her. The women have heard that security personnel carried out a sweep of the prison on Wednesday and they hope that he only lost contact because his phone was seized.

But they are staying put outside the morgue, just in case.

The forensic lab is not the only place where relatives are gathering. The authorities have asked them to go to the Abel Jiménez sports stadium, where they have been promised updates and psychological support.

But 40-year-old Pedro Murillo, who is searching for his 20-year-old son, says he got neither.

Family members of inmates speak with a police officer while waiting outside a morgue for identification of the dead after a riot broke out at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador September 30, 2021Image source, Reuters

"I arrived and they just asked me what his name was and if he had any tattoos, nothing more," he says of the soldiers guarding the perimeter of the stadium.

"I haven't slept for two days and two nights. I haven't been able to go to work because I'm so distraught."

Most of the fatalities are thought to have occurred in wings five and six of the prison. There are reports that some of the bodies in wing five have been burned, which will further delay efforts to identify them.

There are also scores of injured inmates. A doctor told the BBC that at least 50 wounded prisoners had been taken to Hospital del Guasmo between Tuesday and Wednesday.

With so many inmates there, some medical personnel fear that the gang war which landed the patients there could flare up again inside the hospital's wards.

There are also fears that the death toll may rise further as police slowly search through the prison complex room by room.

Ladybbird · 10-08-23, 07:26

Candidate in Ecuadors' Presidential Election Fernando Villavicencio Shot Dead

Candidate in Ecuadors' forthcoming presidential election who has campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally.

BBC 10 AUG 2023

Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the countrys' national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday.

He is one of the few candidates to allege links between organised crime and government officials in Ecuador.

A state of emergency has been declared following the assassination.

Ecuador has historically been a relatively safe and stable country in Latin America, but a recent rise in violent crime - fuelled by the growing presence of drug cartels - has been a central issue in this year's presidential campaign.

Witnesses said Mr Villavicencio, a serving congressman and former journalist, was shot three times.

A member of his campaign team told local media the 59-year-old was getting into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head.

Video from inside the building shows panicked supporters diving for cover and campaign leaflets littered across a blood-stained floor.

The suspect was also shot in an exchange of bullets with security and later died from his injuries, the country's attorney general said on social media.

In the chaos, nine other people were injured, including a candidate for the country's assembly and two police officers, prosecutors said.

Six people have been detained by police in connection with the assassination after raids in Quito, they added.

The first round of the presidential election is scheduled to take place on 20 August.

Mr Villavicencio, who was married and had five children, was one of eight candidates in the first round of the election - although he was not the frontrunner and was polling around the middle of the pack.

As well as security, Mr Villavicencio's campaign had focused on tackling corruption, a topic he had covered in an earlier career as a journalist, and reducing environmental destruction.

Last week, he said he and his team had been threatened by the leader of a gang linked to drug-trafficking.
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Where is Ecuador?

It's the smallest of the Andean nations in South America, sitting on the equator (hence the name) between Colombia and Peru.

Why was Mr Villavicencio shot?

He was was one of eight candidates in the first round of the election with a focus on fighting corruption - and he and his team had been threatened by the leader of a gang linked to drug-trafficking.

What next?

Once a relatively peaceful nation, Ecuador has been ravaged by the arrival of international drug cartels profiting from a boom in cocaine production - and the issue can only grow in importance in the presidential election campaign.
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Falling between the world's two largest cocaine-producing nations - Colombia to the north and Peru to the south - Ecuador has been used as a transit country to smuggle the illegal drug to lucrative markets in North America and Europe.

---- Global cocaine production hits record levels

The cartels have infiltrated local street and prison gangs, unleashing a wave of violence in Ecuador's port cities and its Pacific coast as they battle for control of strategic areas to load tonnes of cocaine on to ships and smaller vessels.

Mr Villavicencio's killing comes in the wake of other high-profile political violence, including the murders of Agustín Intriago, mayor of the city of Manta, in July and Omar Menéndez, candidate for mayor in the city of Puerto López, in February.

Current President Guillermo Lasso vowed the "crime will not go unpunished".

Mr Lasso, who will not be on the ballot, said he was "outraged and shocked" by the killing, adding: "Organised crime has come a long way, but the full weight of the law is going to fall on them."

Last month, Mr Lasso declared states of emergency and night curfews in three provinces following a number of killings linked to organised crime.

Paying tribute, Mr Villavicencio's party, Movimiento Construye, shared a comment he posted to social media in response to calls to suspend the presidential campaign following Mr Intriago's death.

"Hiding in moments when criminals assassinate citizens and officials is an act of cowardice," he wrote.

Former vice-president and fellow candidate Otto Sonnenholzner sent his "deepest condolences and deep solidarity" to Mr Villavicencio's family.

"May God keep him in his glory," he wrote. "Our country has got out of hand."

Frontrunner Luisa Gonzales also shared her "solidarity" to Mr Villavicencio's family, adding: "This vile act will not go unpunished."

01-10-21, 22:20	#1
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,529 Thanks: 27,621 Thanked 14,456 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Candidate Villavicencio Shot Dead in Ecuadors' Presidential Election Ecuador Jail RIOT: Anxious Families Await News After Fighting Kills 118 Inmates Police Stop Slaughter in Ecuador Prison After Rioting and Gang Massacre Kills at Least 118 Inmates Anxiety, fear and little information BBC News 1 OCT 2021 Relatives of inmates wait for news outside the morgue More than 100 inmates have been killed in a fight inside a prison in the Ecuadorean port city of Guayaquil. It is expected to take days to identify the bodies, leaving relatives of inmates fearing the worst. Journalist Blanca Moncada Pesantes spoke to some of those waiting for news. Not even at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in March and April 2020, when death was in the air in many neighbourhoods of Guayaquil, had so many relatives ever gathered outside the city's morgue. When President Guillermo Lasso announced that the death toll had risen, dozens of families rushed to the forensic laboratory where the bodies of the victims were being taken. They want to find out where their loved ones are and, crucially, if they are still alive. They have yet to get an answer and their anxiety only increased as explosions could again be heard coming from Guayaquil's biggest prison, a sign that the gang war inside - said to be linked to the drugs trade - had not been brought under control. How did the violence unfold? Late on Thursday, police said they had regained control of the prison following a major operation involving 900 officers and army soldiers and gave a revised death toll of 118. Only a handful of bodies have been identified so far, scores of families are still waiting for news One of those outside the morgue was 66-year-old Gustavo Vives, whose 24-year-old son was killed in the prison riot. "He's not on the list [of fatalities] but I know he is dead because I saw a photo of his body and I identified him from that," he says. Like many others he has been getting information from footage and photos shared on social media and among inmates' relatives. By midday on Thursday, the area outside the forensic lab was full of people. Funeral workers looking for business milled among anxious relatives. They had coffins at the ready should they be needed - unlike during the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic when a shortage of coffins in Guayaquil saw some people forced to use cardboard boxes to bury their loved ones. Zenaida Moreira, 50, handkerchief in hand, was looking for her 23-year-old Darwin Camino, who was sent to the prison - Guayaquil's most dangerous - two years ago. A drug user, he had been arrested for stealing chairs from a school. "He's serving a sentence for theft and yet he was locked up among killers, rapists and drug traffickers," said Ms Moreira. The mother feared the worst after having seen videos of the carnage inside the jail. "I don't know if one of the bodies I saw was his. I saw a decapitated head, the face is similar to his, but the authorities are not saying anything," she said, in tears. Her son would call her over from a phone smuggled into the prison but it has been days since she last heard from him. Her daughter María, Darwin's 30-year-old sister, tried to reassure her. The women have heard that security personnel carried out a sweep of the prison on Wednesday and they hope that he only lost contact because his phone was seized. But they are staying put outside the morgue, just in case. The forensic lab is not the only place where relatives are gathering. The authorities have asked them to go to the Abel Jiménez sports stadium, where they have been promised updates and psychological support. But 40-year-old Pedro Murillo, who is searching for his 20-year-old son, says he got neither. Family members of inmates speak with a police officer while waiting outside a morgue for identification of the dead after a riot broke out at the Penitenciaria del Litoral prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador September 30, 2021Image source, Reuters "I arrived and they just asked me what his name was and if he had any tattoos, nothing more," he says of the soldiers guarding the perimeter of the stadium. "I haven't slept for two days and two nights. I haven't been able to go to work because I'm so distraught." Most of the fatalities are thought to have occurred in wings five and six of the prison. There are reports that some of the bodies in wing five have been burned, which will further delay efforts to identify them. There are also scores of injured inmates. A doctor told the BBC that at least 50 wounded prisoners had been taken to Hospital del Guasmo between Tuesday and Wednesday. With so many inmates there, some medical personnel fear that the gang war which landed the patients there could flare up again inside the hospital's wards. There are also fears that the death toll may rise further as police slowly search through the prison complex room by room. __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

10-08-23, 07:26	#2
Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,529 Thanks: 27,621 Thanked 14,456 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: Candidate Villavicencio Shot Dead in Ecuadors' Presidential Election Candidate in Ecuadors' Presidential Election Fernando Villavicencio Shot Dead Candidate in Ecuadors' forthcoming presidential election who has campaigned against corruption and gangs has been shot dead at a campaign rally. BBC 10 AUG 2023 Fernando Villavicencio, a member of the countrys' national assembly, was attacked as he left the event in the capital, Quito, on Wednesday. He is one of the few candidates to allege links between organised crime and government officials in Ecuador. *A state of emergency has been declared following the assassination.* Ecuador has historically been a relatively safe and stable country in Latin America, but a recent rise in violent crime - fuelled by the growing presence of drug cartels - has been a central issue in this year's presidential campaign. Witnesses said Mr Villavicencio, a serving congressman and former journalist, was shot three times. A member of his campaign team told local media the 59-year-old was getting into a car when a man stepped forward and shot him in the head. Video from inside the building shows panicked supporters diving for cover and campaign leaflets littered across a blood-stained floor. The suspect was also shot in an exchange of bullets with security and later died from his injuries, the country's attorney general said on social media. In the chaos, nine other people were injured, including a candidate for the country's assembly and two police officers, prosecutors said. Six people have been detained by police in connection with the assassination after raids in Quito, they added. The first round of the presidential election is scheduled to take place on 20 August. Mr Villavicencio, who was married and had five children, was one of eight candidates in the first round of the election - although he was not the frontrunner and was polling around the middle of the pack. As well as security, Mr Villavicencio's campaign had focused on tackling corruption, a topic he had covered in an earlier career as a journalist, and reducing environmental destruction. Last week, he said he and his team had been threatened by the leader of a gang linked to drug-trafficking. line Where is Ecuador? It's the smallest of the Andean nations in South America, sitting on the equator (hence the name) between Colombia and Peru. Why was Mr Villavicencio shot? He was was one of eight candidates in the first round of the election with a focus on fighting corruption - and he and his team had been threatened by the leader of a gang linked to drug-trafficking. What next? Once a relatively peaceful nation, Ecuador has been ravaged by the arrival of international drug cartels profiting from a boom in cocaine production - and the issue can only grow in importance in the presidential election campaign. line Falling between the world's two largest cocaine-producing nations - Colombia to the north and Peru to the south - Ecuador has been used as a transit country to smuggle the illegal drug to lucrative markets in North America and Europe. *---- Global cocaine production hits record levels* The cartels have infiltrated local street and prison gangs, unleashing a wave of violence in Ecuador's port cities and its Pacific coast as they battle for control of strategic areas to load tonnes of cocaine on to ships and smaller vessels. Mr Villavicencio's killing comes in the wake of other high-profile political violence, including the murders of Agustín Intriago, mayor of the city of Manta, in July and Omar Menéndez, candidate for mayor in the city of Puerto López, in February. Current President Guillermo Lasso vowed the "crime will not go unpunished". Mr Lasso, who will not be on the ballot, said he was "outraged and shocked" by the killing, adding: "Organised crime has come a long way, but the full weight of the law is going to fall on them." Last month, Mr Lasso declared states of emergency and night curfews in three provinces following a number of killings linked to organised crime. Paying tribute, Mr Villavicencio's party, Movimiento Construye, shared a comment he posted to social media in response to calls to suspend the presidential campaign following Mr Intriago's death. "Hiding in moments when criminals assassinate citizens and officials is an act of cowardice," he wrote. Former vice-president and fellow candidate Otto Sonnenholzner sent his "deepest condolences and deep solidarity" to Mr Villavicencio's family. "May God keep him in his glory," he wrote. "Our country has got out of hand." Frontrunner Luisa Gonzales also shared her "solidarity" to Mr Villavicencio's family, adding: "This vile act will not go unpunished." __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

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