Military abuses, the hidden face of the war against drug trafficking in Ecuador. According to NGOs, complaints have multiplied since President Daniel Noboa declared the country in "internal armed conflict" Noboa mobilized his troops in the streets and prisons to combat twenty organizations classified as "terrorists" The AFP analyzed 18 videos that circulated on social networks between January 11 and February 4 in different provinces.
At least ten verified cases show abuses such as beatings in the street during the night curfew. Inside the prisons, there have been humiliations or explosions of tear gas bombs very close to the faces of half-naked and subjugated prisoners.