At least 15 dead in riot in prison in Ecuador

Published at: 12/11/2024 04:41 PM

At least 15 people killed and 14 injured were the result of a riot registered in the Litoral Penitentiary, located in the coastal city of Guayaquil in Ecuador, according to the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI).

According to the authorities to international media, this is the largest and most dangerous prison in Ecuador, which had to be requisitioned through the action of the Security Bloc. The mutiny is added to a list of episodes of violence that have occurred in recent years in prison, where organized crime has caused several massacres.

Two months ago, the director in charge of the venue, María Daniela Icaza, died in an armed attack while driving in a vehicle to her home.

Mazo News Team