there has been a lot of criticism to the government because of a lack of action and its operation show more military on the streets, but this is a short term response to a problem which has been there for years, we have to see what will happen. there is a total of around 1300 people that have been detained, but how many detentions are actual people in these groups? this has to be seen in these groups? this has to be seen in the upcoming weeks and this is crucial for the upcoming weeks and this is crucialfor him as the upcoming weeks and this is crucial for him as a politician in the next days and weeks what the support will be like, even from the opposition, but now this page are to accept and has taken over the country. accept and has taken over the count . ., ~ ,, accept and has taken over the count . ., ~ i. accept and has taken over the count . ., ~ . ., accept and has taken over the count. ., . ., country. thank you so much for your time, country. thank you so much for your time.
vehicles moving into one jail in the city of machala. hundreds of inmates were shown stripped to their underwear with their hands tied. there were also emotional scenes as authorities secured the release of nearly 180 prison staff who d been taken hostage in prisons across ecuador. earlier this week president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency, saying ecuador was in an armed conflict with violent criminal gangs. live now to carolina loza leon, a freelance journalist based in manta, on the west of ecuador. thank you so much for your time. could you please explain for our viewers what police forces were trying to achieve with those images we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied? this we saw of prisoners near naked with their hands tied? their hands tied? this is a morale boostin: their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, - their hands tied? this is a morale boosting four ecuadorians, to - their h
and these local gangs have become increasingly brazen and bold. they also have their headquarters. they operate from the country s jails and it is these outbreaks of violence in the jails which has rooted back if you like, the wider outbreaks of violence. these are posing a direct challenge to the authority of what is a very new president. ecuador s youngest president, daniel noboa, who has been in the role barely one and a half months. it is a direct challenge to the authority and state. he has responded quite strongly with the state of emergency and declaring an internal armed conflict and basically bringing the police and military out onto the street. the obvious question would be, how much confidence to citizens live now to journalist, carolina loza leon, who s in ecuador and has been following the developments. thank you forjoining us. as we heard, the president declared an internal armed conflict and he has only been in the role for a short space of time. it
earlier i spoke to local journalist carolina loza leon who is the city of manta in ecuador. there has been suspension on public offices so everybody is going to work from home, same with universities and school. this represents a problem for people who have connectivity issues in many parts of the country. many people are afraid to go out, there s been a series of detentions overnight. we have a curfew from 11 p m2 5am. everybody is waiting for a swift response. the drug gang leader who had the prison break is on the hunt is still on. people are waiting for a response from the government and we are still starting to see some differences in politicians on how this has to be handled so there is a lot of uncertainty and staying at
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