{"id":7713,"date":"2019-10-11T15:50:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umang.pk\/2019\/10\/ecuador-protests-police-officers-released-after-being-taken-hostage\/"},"modified":"2019-10-11T15:50:43","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T10:50:43","slug":"ecuador-protests-police-officers-released-after-being-taken-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2019\/10\/11\/ecuador-protests-police-officers-released-after-being-taken-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador protests: Police officers released after being taken hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Demonstrators in Ecuador have released 10 policemen held hostage amid violent protests from austerity measures.<\/p>\n

Aboriginal protesters paraded police officers, including a woman, on a stage in Quito in front of the crowd.<\/p>\n

Before release, some officers were forced to carry coffins of Aboriginal activists who were killed in anxiety.<\/p>\n

Lenin Moreno moved the government out of the capital.<\/p>\n

Protesters, led by Aboriginal groups, are calling for the return of fuel subsidies discarded by the government last week. Some demanded the resignation of the president, who declared a two-month state of emergency. <\/p>\n

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    On Thursday morning, officers were detained in Quito's cultural center, used by thousands of indigenous protesters as their base since arriving in the city last weekend.<\/p>\n

    In an evening speech, Interior Minister Maria Paula Lomo said he was dealing with the incident and was released with about 30 reporters who were unable to get out of the building.<\/p>\n

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    Inocencio Tucumb\u00ed's coffin was moved to a center where protesters gathered.
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    Indigenous leaders who complained about excessive police force said Inocencio Tucumb\u00ed, whose coffin was taken to the center, was killed by a tear gas canister fired by police during a protest on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

    But Romo said that Tucumb\u00ed died in the fall without providing additional information. She added that three other people died as a result of anxiety so far, about 650 were detained by police.<\/p>\n

    Moreno said he would not quit. If no evidence was given, his predecessors, Rafael Correa and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, condemned the plot to expel him.<\/p>\n

    The United Nations said it was ready to mediate after being asked by the government.<\/p>\n

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    Police officers possessed by the protesters climbed the stage and forcibly removed helmets, bulletproof vests and boots. <\/p>\n

    Police officers seem visibly worried as the police's response to the protests marches in front of an angry crowd that is angry with many for days. <\/p>\n

    Moreno has been pushing for further talks with indigenous leaders, but he does not compromise investigative laws from groups that take police officers. <\/p>\n

    Jaime Vargas, Aboriginal leader, said, \u201cWe will evolve with more power.<\/p>\n

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    What is the background?<\/h2>\n

    The protests began after the government announced it would suspend subsidies as part of a cut in public spending agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in exchange for loans. The deal, signed in March, will allow Ecuador to borrow $ 4.2 billion (3.4 billion pounds).<\/p>\n

    Moreno said fuel subsidies, introduced at an annual cost of $ 1.3bn in the 1970s, are no longer cheap. Removing them is part of his plan to strengthen Ecuador's representative economy and ease the debt burden.<\/p>\n

    Gasoline prices soared and thousands went to the streets. Recently, they installed barricades, raided buildings, and collided with security forces, attempting to disperse people into tear gas.<\/p>\n

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    Over the decades, indigenous protests have broken down three presidents. Since the current unrest began, protesters have taken dozens of officers hostage in various parts of the country.<\/p>\n

    Demonstrators require Moreno to break up the contract with the IMF. He transferred government operations to Guayaquil, the second city, on security matters.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/pre>\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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