Ecuador's leader rejects amnesty for cop uprising

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Ecuador's leader rejects amnesty for cop uprising
Associated Press
2010-10-24 04:40 AM

President Rafael Correa on Saturday rejected suggestions from opposition lawmakers that he give amnesty to police officers implicated in last month's uprising over plans to strip them of promotion bonuses. Correa also called for the immediate dismissal of the director of a police hospital where the president was surrounded by protesting officers for hours during the Sept. 30 unrest until he was rescued by army commandos.

Some 104 police officers are facing disciplinary proceedings that could result in their firing and some are being investigated for possible criminal charges. In addition, 153 air force personnel are under investigation over the closure of the airports in Quito and Guayaquil during the uprising.

"Amnesty for those who mistreated the president of the republic, who wanted to break democracy, who killed unarmed civilians (and) fellow officers, soldiers ... this will tear us apart as a society. The only thing left is to apply the law," Correa said during his radio program, "Dialogue with the President."

Ten people were killed and 274 wounded during clashes when striking officers clashed with supporters of the president and the commandos who rescued Correa.

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[NuttyFluffers]

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[NuttyFluffers]

1. important! K&R

would that i could wish on a flower that such application of the rule of law would visit here... oh, within the last 50 years or so (or longer).

[mudplanet]

2. Fascist murders and torturers always beleive they are entitled to pardon.

Argentina, Columbia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru. Oh, and Ollie North, Ronald Raygun and George Bush.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

[Downwinder]

3. But, they are COPS. Suspension with pay should be severe enough.