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Death Squads and Prison Protests in Ecuador
Loaded on Sept. 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
September, 1993, page 16
According to a note sent to the police in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on April 12, 1993, a death squad called the "Anti-Crime Clean Up Squad" has claimed responsibility for the death of six common criminals and promised the shooting of another seven. The six victims had criminal records and were shot …
Filed under:
Police Misconduct,
Prison Rebellion,
International,
Prisoners-International.
Location:
Ecuador.
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