Crews of US-Bombed Ships Acquitted in Ecuador
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Algemeen Dagblad
An Ecuadorian court has acquitted 32 sailors of participating in a criminal organization because no evidence was found of ties to illegal activities. This is reported by Telemundo, among others.
The Citizen 32 Ecuadorian fishermen who had been prosecuted for the crime of illicit association, after being accused by the United States as "colaborators of drug trafficking", were declared innocent by the justice of their country. The news was recorded by international agencies and media. In statements cited by the agency EFE, Juan Alvia, lawyer for the defendants, said [...] The entry They were bombed: Ecuador's justice declared innocent 32 …
Quito, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) An Ecuadorian judge today declared the innocence of 32 fishing crews bombed in the Pacific by the United States, due to the lack of evidence about the alleged links with drug trafficking. The post They declare innocent 32 Ecuadorian crew members after U.S. attacks first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
A judge from Ecuador declared 32 crew members of two boats that were intercepted and bombed by the United States in Pacific waters innocent on Wednesday, who had been prosecuted for the crime of illicit association, after being pointed out for allegedly collaborating with drug trafficking.
The judge concluded that the prosecution failed to prove that they had committed any crime.
The court ruling determines that there is no evidence of illicit association or links with drug trafficking in ships intercepted in Pacific waters.
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