A new riot was recorded in the early hours of this Monday in a prison in Ecuador and left at least 43 dead and several injured, according to the country's Attorney General's Office.
The figure adds two deaths more than the 41 reported by the Minister of the Interior, Patricio Carrillo.
"Most of them, not to say almost 100% with the naked eye can be seen, were deprived of life with a knife or a firearm," he assured at a press conference.
The official number of injured is 13 people so far.
The emergency began at 2:30 am and 3:00 am (local time) this Monday at the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas prison located 43 miles (70 kilometers) southwest of Quito.
and according to police reports it began in response to the transfer of a prisoner to this prison.
Images of the police controlling the inmates in the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas penitentiary center is under control. Ministry of the Interior of Ecuador
On Monday morning, Fausto Salinas, Commander General of the Police, explained that the alias 'Archundia' was a ringleader of the criminal group R7 that operates in that country.
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Salinas said that the prisoner "generates that feeling of conflict and violence. If the authorities who had to make the judicial decisions had not allowed it, surely this would not have happened."
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In the midst of the chaos, hundreds of prisoners escaped and so far the recapture of 112 has been achieved and according to the Ministry of the Interior a recount is being made since apparently several inmates are still missing, the local press says that some 108 inmates are still out of jail. the prison
Police and military officers entered the prison and reported that "they regained control", during inspections in the cells they found long-range weapons and grenades.
Violence in Ecuadorian prisons is not new, at the beginning of April 20 prisoners died and dozens of people were injured in a riot in the 'El Turi' prison, a prison located in the south of the country.
The cause was violence between two sides.
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During 2020, 316 inmates died in clashes inside Ecuadorian prisons, according to Amnesty International.
From Twitter, the Minister of the Interior assured on Monday that they are doing everything possible to improve security inside the prisons.
"From the first day we worked to overcome the problems of the prison system, but it is complex to find quick solutions in an environment of high pollution and violence."
