US EditionEcuadorians head to polls to toughen fight against gangs behind wave of violence
- Ecuadorians participate in a referendum aimed at addressing criminal gangs and violence, led by the country's new leader.
- Most referendum questions focus on enhancing security measures, including involving the army, easing extradition, and increasing prison sentences for drug traffickers.
- Ecuador has experienced a rise in violence, partly due to spill-over from neighboring Colombia, prompting the president to take a tough stance against criminal gangs.
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Ecuador votes on security measures amid wave of violence
Ecuadorians are to vote in a referendum on President Noboa's plans to crack down on criminal gangs and bring the security situation under control. The South American country is reeling from a recent uptick in violence.
Ecuadoreans to vote in referendum on unprecedented security measures
Sweeping security measures designed to empower police and armed forces against organised crimeEcuadoreans will vote on Sunday in a referendum on a raft of unprecedented security measures designed to empower the police and armed forces in the fight against spiralling violence and organised crime.Voters must accept or reject 11 questions, mostly about security, in the plebiscite, which is being seen as a test of support for Ecuador’s popular young…
Ecuadorians head to polls to toughen fight against gangs behind wave of violence
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuadorians head to the polls in a referendum touted by the country’s fledgling leader as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. The majority of 11 questions posed to voters Sunday focus on tightening security measures. Proposals include deploying the army in the fight against the gangs, loosening obstacles to extradition of accused criminals and lengthening prison sentences of convicted …
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Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs
Ecuador’s fledgling president has won a resounding victory in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiraling wave of violence. An
The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, is due to win a referendum this Sunday (21) that asks voters to support new security measures to combat growing violence, although recent power cuts may pose a threat to the “yes” vote. Over the past decade, cocaine smuggling gangs have expanded to every corner of Latin America, turning formerly quiet nations, such as Ecuador, into areas of cartel domination, according to security officials and diplomats. …
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