2023-08-21 04:03:49
With regard to electoral crimes, the general commander of the National Police said that one person was arrested for false suffrage, two for aggression and resistance and 22 for possession and possession of weapons.
EFE/José Jácome – 07/02/21 The General Commander of the National Police assured that security operations will continue during the investigation period
A significant number of people were detained within security operations due to the general elections held in Ecuador this Sunday, the 20th. of the National Police, Fausto Salinas. in relation to electoral crimes, Salinas said that one person was arrested for false suffrage, two for aggression and resistance, and 22 for possession and possession of weapons. He pointed out that the control of objects at the entrance to the polling places and the operations in the surroundings, which involved 53,707 police officers throughout the country, “provided the success that the elections demanded at the national level”. “There were few incidents relative to the size of the electoral process,” said the police commander. He also assured that security operations will continue during the period of verification. More than 13.4 million Ecuadorians were eligible to vote, and 82.26% of them went to the polls, according to the National Electoral Council.
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