07 October 2010

ECUADOR: 57 Detained For Police Revolt.

GUARDIAN/     Authorities have detained 46 police officers for alleged participation in the police revolt against President Rafael Correa.
   A lawyer for some officers said a total of 57 were in custody and were not permitting the officers to talk to anyone.
 
CNN  reports that some police talked about "killing Correa" in an audio recording. "They should kill Correa so this will end," an unidentified man said on the recording. "Kill Correa and this demonstration will end."
CNN could not independently verify the authenticity of the audio material.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/06/ecuador.president.threats/?hpt=T1