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Recordings disclose police called for murder of president

[Translated from Diario Expreso of Guayaquil, Ecuador, for September 5. See original article here.]

A recording of the police radio includes voices of supposed officers calling for the killing of President Rafael Correa during a rebellion that left ten dead and 274 injured, according to audio distributed on Tuesday by the Andes public agency.

“Let them kill Correa so this can be over with, kill him and it will be done!” and “Kill him, kill the president!” are some of the comments heard on the half-hour recording of messages from the central radio facility released by Andes.

Last Thursday, protests against a law that eliminated bonuses for the police developed into a violent disturbance during which the president was detained for several hours in a hospital in Quito.

“Don’t let that son of a bitch [hijo de puta] go, make him sign (the police petitions) first, then he can leave; otherwise, that bastard [cabrón] doesn’t leave,” a voice demands.

“That man doesn’t leave without signing, without signing the authorization of what the national police have coming; that man has to give us the full grant; that man has to guarantee our full amnesty, he has to guarantee our survival,” another man added.

After the demonstrations, Correa, who was recued in a military operation that included fierce combat with the rebels, denounced an intended coup d’état and an attempt on his life.

On the same recording are voices coordinating the rebels in their confrontation with army units, while others call for order and for allowing the president to leave.

“Come on, friends, let’s not talk about assassination,” “Keep the order, let the president leave,” and “Let that shit of a president [mierda de presidente] go,” others plead.

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Police removed from presidential and legislative security guards

[Translated from El Universo of Guayaquil for September 5. See original article here.]

Quito – Some 20 police officer who were part of the security guard for President Rafael Corrrea have been replaced by military personnel.

The government on Tuesday transferred the last 20 police officers who had been guarding the Carondelet [presidential residence], reports journalist Ana María Roura via Twitter.

Control of security for the executive is now in the hands of the military, Ecuavisa news confirmed mintes later…

Earlier at the legislative palace, the police guard also left the national assembly building.

Close to 80 military personnel guard the assembly, which today suspended its meeting because it considered there was a lack of security. Three small army tanks arrived there on Tuesday.

“The righteous should not have to pay like sinners for what happened Thursday,” one of the police officers told Teleamazonas news as they left the legislative headuarters.

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Government announces police and military bonuses and awards will continue

[Translated from El Mercurio of Cuenca, Ecuador, for October 5. See original article here.]

Minister of Defense Javier Ponce announced yesterday that bonuses for the police and the armed forces will remain inalterable until December, 2010. The measure has been approved in a written agreement signed by the Ministry of Labor Relations.

Ponce specified that this is not a situational measure resulting from the demands made by personnel of both armed bodies but is a matter the president of the republic has been considering since August, to which he is seriously committed…

Concerning decorations, another matter of concern in the ranks of the military and the police becuause of their high symbolic value, Ponce indicated that they will also be maintained.

“What is being changed is the economic value based on salary, which will in no way affect the current incomes that members of the armed forces receive as a result of these special bonuses,” he stated…

The same measure is being taken regarding members of the National Police, declared Minister of the Interior Gustavo Jalkh.

“I want to stress that this is a measure that had been determined by the president in the month of August and in the last meeting on Monday, before the events on Thursday…

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Support for Correa administration jumps to 75 percent

[Translated from La Hora of Quito for October 5. See orignal article here.]

Support for the administration of the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, shot up to 75 percent after the police rebellion last Thursday, according to a poll distributed on Monday by the Santiago Pérez firm, which is close to the government.

A month ago, support for the president stood at 65 percent, according to the same firm.

In the most recent poll taken on Saturday, some 25 percent of those asked regarded the work of the president as “very good” and 50 percent as “good,” while 19 percent considered it “bad,” according to the survey of 1,790 persons (over the age of 16) and with a reliablity of 95 percent.

The rate of support is the highest since the end of 2008, according to the pollsters…

The poll indicates that 74 percent of those interviewed reject “the police who took over the government” while 19 percent support them.

Similarly, it showed that 68 percent consider that the military “acted correctly” when they entered the hospital to rescue the president while 20 percent judged the action to be wrong.

Tags: assassination, coup d'etat, Ecuador, National Police, Rafael Correa

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