The jails are in bad shape! Prisoners take guards and police hostage

It was claimed that inmates in 6 prisons in Ecuador forcibly detained 57 guards and 7 police officers, and this action was reported in response to a raid by police and military units at the Anda Latacunga prison on August 30. The statement was made by the National Penitentiary Agency (SNAI).

“WE ARE WORRIED”

In his statement to the press, the Minister of the Interior, Juan Zapata, affirmed that all the guards and policemen were being held in the Cuenca Prison and said: “This incident is an action against the public force because the policemen confiscated prohibited tools used in violent acts. “We are concerned about the safety of our public employees,” he said.

In the videos supposedly published on social networks from the Cuenca prison, it is stated that police officers and guards asked the government for a solution for their release.

PREPARATION FOR A WIDE RANGE OF OPERATIONS

In the news reflected in the local media it was stated that the security forces were preparing for a large-scale operation to save the guards and policemen.

On the other hand, it was learned that there was an attempted riot in the Virgilio Guerrero prison in the capital, Kito, and the second and third floors were set on fire, but the fire was extinguished thanks to the timely intervention of the police. fire brigade.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Police and military units, which carried out an operation in And Latacunga, one of the prisons where violence is most intense in the country, seized a large quantity of ammunition and explosives.

After the operation, the imprisoned gang leaders were transferred to other prisons for security reasons.

Following the incident, two bomb-laden vehicles were detonated in the center of the capital, Kito, with an interval of 8 hours, and 6 people were arrested. (AA)