Trials Against U.S.-Bombed Crew Members Begin in Ecuador.
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In Manta, Ecuador, the trial of crew members of ships intercepted by the U.S., accused of collaborating with drug trafficking, began. The defense lawyer criticizes the lack of evidence and denounces pressure to convict the defendants, waiting for their innocence to be declared.
Suspected of supplying fuel to vessels carrying cocaine to the coasts of the United States, the vessels of some 30 fishermen were sunk by United States forces in early September, and the sailors are currently being tried in Ecuador for conspiracy.
What you should know Trials in Ecuador: Trial of 88 sailors of ships destroyed by the U.S. in the Pacific.Severe accusations: Southern Command links ships with the supply of fuel to drug trafficking. Defense complaint: Lawyer denounces lack of evidence and governmental pressure in the process.An Ecuadorian judge installed on Monday, September 28 in the port city of Manta the first of the three direct trials that have been called against some 88 …
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