From former executives of Isspol prosecuted for irregularities in the pension fund to the denunciation of alleged “narco generals” affect the institutional image.
Since the beginning of 2021, the National Police faces a series of blows to his image by scandals of alleged corruption, internal disputes, accusations of a foreign government and even alleged hacks. In LA HORA we collect part of the most important events.
one.- Isspol case. On February 24, 2021, the State Attorney General’s Office reported that four people were arrested in connection with the investigation of a millionaire damage to the Social Security Institute of the National Police (Isspol). “Generals David Iván PS and Enrique EM; the former Director of Investments, Alfredo Daniel VM; and the former legal adviser of Isspol, Santiago Patricio DT, were apprehended during the raids carried out ”the day before, the Prosecutor’s Office detailed then. In this case there are also politicians and former officials involved.
two.- Fight for promotions. On August 4, four generals of the Police they were separated after failing to pass the procedure for their promotion. The case did not stop there. One of them, Víctor Araus, initiated a legal process to request his reinstatement. A judge ruled in their favor and they all re-entered on December 8, 2021. Araus also denounced the institution’s general commander, Tannya Varela, for ideological falsehood. The case began after the officer indicated that there was never a meeting that Varela had to hold with the Minister of Government as part of the process of promotion of generals.
3.- They robbed the police. On November 7, own Police reported that at least $ 180,000 and various evidences of operatives were stolen from the Center for the Collection of indications and evidences of the Police Judicial. This, within the Command of Police in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. According to an official report, the robbery would have occurred the day before. The document indicated that the custodian of the winery had gone to the bathroom at 2:00 p.m. and noticed that there was a space in a metal window with glass which was broken.
4.- Visa withdrawal. On December 13, it became known that the United States Ambassador, Michael Fitzpatrick, spoke about the presence of “narco generals” in the institution. Then, that diplomatic headquarters in Quito withdrew the visa to five officers of the Police; among them, the four who had been reinstated days ago. The Comptroller’s Office also began a special examination of the assets of 25 officers and their close relatives. The audit will take about three months.
5.- Hacking. On the night of December 28, Juan Carlos Izquierdo, a former partner of Naomi Arcentales, a young woman found dead weeks ago, was arrested. According to a police report, everything happened in a routine control in Paján (Manabí) after registering an alert in the Siipne system of the Police on a capture ballot issued by the Court of Criminal Guarantees of Manabí. Hours after the arrest, Izquierdo’s lawyer, Juan Carlos Cueva, said he did not know the reasons for that action. The same night, Izquierdo was released. The Police He indicated in a statement that the capture ticket was issued “fraudulently” to the computer system, which would have been hacked. (DPV)
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