A prosecutor investigating an on-air attack on a public television station last week has been shot dead in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city.
Prosecutor Cesar Suarez, who earlier investigated some other high-profile cases, was shot on Wednesday while driving, according to Attorney General Diana Salazar.
“Organised crime groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitment to society,” she said in a video broadcast on X.
The assault on TC Television was broadcast live and led President Daniel Noboa to declare that the Andean country was in a state of “internal armed conflict” amid a spate of violent crimes tied to drug trafficking.
Thirteen alleged perpetrators have been arrested in connection with the TV station attack.
Credit: aljazeera.com
