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| Ecuador court orders 13 police held during probe |
| 2010-10-09 |
| [Arab News] A court issued an order Thursday authorizing the jailing of 12 police officers and a police colonel while prosecutors investigate last week's police uprising that resulted in five deaths. After a seven-hour hearing, Criminal Court Judge Tania Molina ratified an arrest warrant that will let authorities hold the 13 police personnel for 90 days. Defense lawyer Patricio Armijos said he would file an appeal seeking to overturn the detention order with the Provincial Court of Justice. Armijos said three other officers were dropped from the proceedings and 27 were released but must appear before the judge once a week while authorities look into the revolt against President Rafael Correa over a new law that would strip police of promotion bonuses. |
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