08APR24- "At the end of the state of emergency, the President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa , signed Executive Decree No. 218, through which he recognizes the persistence of an "internal armed conflict" in the country and maintains the participation of the military in security activities. control of the internal security of the nation.

The General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency reported, this Sunday, April 7, on the president's decision to recognize the persistence of an internal armed conflict carried out by organized armed groups.

Within the framework of this internal armed conflict, some of Noboa's provisions are:
To the Armed Forces, carry out military operations to prevent and eradicate the activity of organized armed groups in the national territory.

To the Police and the Armed Forces, continue with the operational and tactical deployment required to neutralize armed attacks, threats or risks orchestrated by organized crime, organized armed groups or terrorists.
The coordination necessary to establish multi-year budget programming regarding internal security, strategic intelligence and counterintelligence systems, among others.

In addition, the president declared detention centers as security zones.
According to the Executive, these decisions will allow the Government, with the support of law enforcement, to continue deploying priority actions to protect citizen security and well-being.

On January 8, President Noboa, who had barely been in power for less than two months, decreed a state of emergency for sixty days, which was then renewed for another month. This measure was taken in response to a series of attacks and violent actions perpetrated by criminal gangs, which reached their peak the following day with the assault by a group of hooded armed men on the TC Televisión channel during a live broadcast.

On that same day, Noboa declared the beginning of an "internal armed conflict" against 22 criminal gangs, which he called "terrorists."

In 2023, Ecuador was positioned as one of the most violent countries in Latin America, registering a rate of 45 intentional homicides per 100,000 inhabitants...." -

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