More than a coup -- a deliberate attempt to kill Correa

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It is now looking like it was more a plan to assassinate Correa than to stage a coup 'd etat.

The Interior Minister gave a news conference today in which he flat-out says the mutineers were trying to kill the president by ambushing him when he left the hospital last night.

I posted last night that the presidential vehicle, a Nissan Patrol, had been hit with bullets as Correa's convoy left the hospital. The Interior Minister today said that not only Correa's vehicle was hit, but others in the convoy as well.

Pix of Correa's vehicle


Bullet hole in the windshield.


Impacts on what looks to be the back of the Nissan.


Gustavo Jalkh -- Interior Minister

“Lo que pasó ayer es particularmente grave en la historia de la institución policial y del Ecuador: ayer se pretendió atentar contra la vida del presidente de la República, los hechos sí lo demuestran”, sostuvo. Audio:

-- "What occurred yesterday is particularly grave in the history of the police institution and of Ecuador; yesterday (there was an attempt) against the life of the president of the republic, the facts show it."


Se enviaban mensajes de que el presidente podía salir con ‘toda tranquilidad’ del hospital de la Policía. Sin embargo, análisis de inteligencia nos mostraban que esa calle de honor era una mezcla de policías arrepentidos, infiltrados, sediciosos y francotiradores que estaban listos para atentar contra la vida del presidente de la República, los hechos así lo demostraron posteriormente”.

-- Messages were sent that the president could leave with "total tranquility" from the police hospital. However, intelligence analysis show us that the "calle de honor" (police guard to protect Correa) was a mixture of disgruntled police, infiltrators, seditious (persons) and snipers who were ready to attempt against the live of the president of the republic, the facts showed it later.

“El vehículo del presidente de la República fue impactado reiteradas veces con disparos de fusil. Esto demuestra que este levantamiento no era para reivindicar condecoraciones ni para demandar alzas salariales, que nunca se habían dejado de atender; nadie va a disparar al presidente de la República para que le suban la remuneración, nadie le dispara al presidente de la República para obtener una condecoración”, continuó.

--The president's vehicle was struck repeated times with rifle shots. This demonstrates that the uprising was NOT TO RE-VINDICATE MEDALS NOR TO DEMAND SALARY RAISES, which had never been denied, NO ONE IS GOING TO FIRE AT THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC FOR A SALARY RAISE, NO ONE FIRES AT THE PRESIDENT TO OBTAIN A MEDAL ..."

Article in Spanish

http://andes.info.ec/portada/%e2%80%9ccorredor-de-honor-para-el-presidente-correa-era-realmente-una-emboscada%e2%80%9d-testimonio-gustavo-jalkh-31971.html


(caps mine)