Rome, 21 Apr. (LaPresse) – Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, has announced a new night-time curfew in the hope of curbing the rise in crime. The measure – as explained by local newspapers – applies to the provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Los Ríos, El Oro, Pichincha, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Sucumbíos, and the municipalities of La Maná (Cotopaxi), Las Naves (Bolívar), Echeandía (Bolívar) and La Troncal (Cañar). The curfew is in force from 11 pm to 5 am, will come into effect on 3 May and will end on 18 May “in order to protect citizens and strengthen the state’s presence in priority areas”, the Ministry of the Interior stated. The curfew was already in force during the second half of March and lasted until Monday 30.
Ecuador: President Noboa announces a new curfew
Rome, 21 Apr. (LaPresse) – Ecuador’s President, Daniel Noboa, has announced a new night-time curfew in the hope of curbing the rise in crime. The measure – as explained by local newspapers – applies to the provinces of Guayas, Manabí, Santa Elena, Los Ríos, El Oro, Pichincha, Esmeraldas, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas and Sucumbíos, and the municipalities of La Maná (Cotopaxi), Las Naves (Bolívar), Echeandía (Bolívar) and La Troncal (Cañar). The curfew is in force from 11 pm to 5 am, will come into effect on 3 May and will end on 18 May “in order to protect citizens and strengthen the state’s presence in priority areas”, the Ministry of the Interior stated. The curfew was already in force during the second half of March and lasted until Monday 30.
