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In a 2009 diplomatic cable from the United States diplomatic cables leak in April 2011, U.S. Ambassador Heather Hodges said that "corruption among Ecuadorian National Police officers is widespread and well-known" and that "U.S. investors are reluctant to risk their resources in Ecuador knowing that they could be targeted by corrupt law enforcement officials."
Concurrently, another group took police officers hostage, coercing them to read a message characterizing the events as a reaction to Noboa's declared state of emergency. [32] Additionally, a kidnapping incident unfolded at the University of Guayaquil campus, where students barricaded themselves inside classrooms.
Although the contract called for the purchase of 12 Kfirs and an option to purchase an additional 12, Ecuador acquired only the original group, at a price estimated at US$196 million. Ecuador became a relatively heavy importer of arms in the late 1970s and early 1980s, averaging US$150 million annually and reaching a peak of US$280 million in 1982.
TC Televisión is a state-run television channel in Ecuador.The network was founded in 1969 and was commercially-funded for many years until 2011 when Grupo Iasaías went into a lawsuit and was sold to a state government unit, Since then the channel has been owned by SERTVSA (Sistema Ecuatoriano de Radio y Televisión) despite a local court ruling that the Isaías brothers return all of their ...
The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol [3] (UK: / ˈ ɪ n t ər p ɒ l / IN-tər-pol, US: /-p oʊ l /-pohl; [4] stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.
Ecuador TV is the public service channel of Ecuador established in October 2007 thanks to a provision of non-reimbursable funds of $5 million of the Economic and Social Development Bank of Venezuela (BANDES by its Spanish acronym).
With the intention of fighting against terrorism and several organized crime groups from Spain in the 1970s, [3] in November 1977 the third section of Spanish military staff announced for members of the Policía Nacional vacancies which could be accessed freely for the newly formed Grupo Especial de Operaciones.
Ecuavisa dedicates a great portion of its programming to international shows, mainly soap operas from Televisa, Telemundo, TV Globo and ABS-CBN, such as Rubí, El clon, Avenida Brasil and Kadenang Ginto. Ecuavisa's programming is oriented to family entertainment, educational programs, and soap operas (novelas).