Ecuador Judge Acquits 32 Fishermen in US Boat Case
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The crew members were suspected of ‘criminal conspiracy’ with drug traffickers. They were on board two of the eight boats that the US attacked in the Pacific between August 28 and September 16: the Mariá Candelaria and the Conquista II.
Following their acquittal, the persons concerned contemplate legal actions against the judicial authorities to demand that the destruction of their work tools and the illegal detention suffered during naval interceptions prior to their surrender to Ecuador be investigated.
A judge declared 32 crew fishermen from two of the U.S.-attacked boats in the Pacific Ocean, who had previously been prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office for alleged illegal association with criminal groups, innocent. Correspondent Carolina Mella extended information about the fishermen’s statements to us.
Algemeen Dagblad
An Ecuadorian court has acquitted 32 sailors of participating in a criminal organization because no evidence was found of ties to illegal activities. This is reported by Telemundo, among others.
A judge in Ecuador on Wednesday acquitted 32 crew members of two fishing boats, ruling that there was no evidence that they had collaborated with drug trafficking networks after the boats were intercepted and destroyed by US military forces in the Pacific Ocean. The decision concerns eight crew members from the Conquista 2 and 24 from the María Candelaria. And […] The article The 32 Ecuadorian fishermen bombed by the US, accused of being drug sm…
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