Three Police Officers Are Being Tried by Indigenous People in Ecuador for Alleged Infiltration Into Their Territory.

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Associated Press QUITO (AP) — Three police officers held for three days in a town in central Ecuador will face trial Thursday for indigenous people, accused of entering their territory without authorization to carry out espionage and political persecution, according to their leaders. Indigenous justice is recognized by the Ecuadorian Constitution and allows authorities in these territories to apply ancestral procedures to resolve internal confli…

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The three police officers serve 72 hours in detention in San Ignacio, Cotopaxi. While the National Police promotes their release through a habeas corpus, the peasant organizations will advance on August 21st with the indigenous justice process. The National Police filed a habeas corpus action to request the release of three intelligence agents who