Suarez was riddled with bullets in the city of Guayaquil, and the hypothesis handled by the Police is that the crime would have been committed by the Chone Killer group, one of the groups that last week the Government identified as terrorists.

The official had a decisive role in key cases, such as investigations for corruption in public hospitals involving Daniel Salcedo, extradited on Tuesday from Panama.

After the armed assault to the TC Television channel on January 9, Suárez took the process for terrorism against the 11 detainees of this event, which was the prelude to the declaration of internal armed conflict in Ecuador.

As long as the life and security of judges and prosecutors are not guaranteed, organized crime and corruption will continue to trample the rule of law, lawyer Mauro Andino affirmed, for whom, no matter how hard the Armed Forces and the Police try to do their job, impunity and terror will prevail.

The official was also on the trail of Inda Peñarrieta, wife of escaped drug trafficker Adolfo Macías (Fito), leader of the criminal organization Los Choneros, whose whereabouts are unknown.

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