Published February 24, 2021 6:08am
President Lenin Moreno has sought to control prison violence in the Andean country, declaring the prison system in a state of emergency, due to the frequent confrontations between criminal gangs. QUITO, Ecuador - More than 60 people have died in riots in three Ecuadorean prisons that the government described on Tuesday as a concerted action by criminal organizations. President Lenin Moreno has sought to control prison violence in the Andean country, declaring the prison system in a state of emergency, due to the frequent confrontations between criminal gangs. At the moment forensics is reporting more than 50 (prisoners) deceased, the police said on its Twitter account, without giving further details.
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