Prosecutor in the TV studio attack is shot dead in Ecuador's most dangerous city
JANUARY 17, 20247:59 PM ET
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The Associated Press
QUITO, Ecuador — A prosecutor investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week was shot to death Wednesday in Guayaquil, the most dangerous city in Ecuador.
Prosecutor César Suárez, who had carried out other high-profile investigations in the past, was shot while driving a vehicle, Attorney General Diana Salazar said.
"Organized crime groups, criminals, terrorists will not stop our commitment to society," she said in a video broadcast on X, formerly Twitter.
Thirteen alleged perpetrators have been arrested in the assault at TC Television, which was broadcast live and led President Daniel Noboa to declare that Ecuador is in an "internal armed conflict" amid a surge of killings and other crimes tied to drug trafficking.
Suárez was also in charge of the Metastasis case involving an Ecuadorian drug lord who allegedly received favorable treatment from judges, prosecutors, police officers and high officials.
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https://www.npr.org/2024/01/17/1225290534/ecuador-tv-studio-attack-prosecutor-dead
César Suárez
Rest in Peace
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This murder just might remind you of this murder of another prosecutor, on his honeymoon in Colombia!
Paraguay's organized crime prosecutor is slain while honeymooning on a Colombia beach
MAY 12, 202211:06 AM ET
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The Associated
BOGOTA, Colombia — Paraguay's prosecutor of organized crime and drug trafficking cases was slain Tuesday by gunmen on a Colombian beach as he honeymooned with his new wife, who said the attackers came on a jet ski or small boat.
Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci married journalist Claudia Aguilera in April. Aguilera had recently shared photos on social media showing her and Pecci on the Barú peninsula in the Caribbean, south of the Colombian city of Cartagena.
Her final social media posting, hours before the attack, was a photo of herself and her husband with a pair of baby's shoes along with the message: "The best wedding gift ... the approaching life that is a testimony to the sweetest love."
The Decameron Barú Hotel, where the couple was staying, said the attackers arrived on a jet ski and shot at the couple while they were on the beach. The gunmen also fired at a security guard, who was unhurt, the hotel said.
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https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098492179/paraguay-prosecutor-killed-colombia-beach-honeymoon
Marcelo Pecci
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