The closing event of presidential candidate Luisa González's electoral campaign in Quito, Ecuador, April 10, 2025. Photo: X/@LuisaGonzalezEc.
The leftist candidate in the presidential elections of Ecuador, Luisa González, condemned the abrupt change of her security team and held President Daniel Noboa and the state authorities responsible if something happens to her or her family.
“Today, I have been informed by the Armed Forces personnel in charge of my security that they have been abruptly relieved of their duties,” she said in a video posted on social media on Friday, April 11. She pointed out that the security team had been assigned to protect her due to the threats against her life.
DENUNCIA PĂšBLICA AL PAĂŤS!
Alerto al paĂs sobre el irresponsable acto del Gobierno al relevar a mi equipo de seguridad de las Fuerzas Armadas, poniendo en riesgo mi vida y la de mi familia.
¡No detendrán el cambio que se avecina para nuestro paĂs!
Ustedes tienen el miedo,… pic.twitter.com/ThL0i5BAaa
— Luisa González (@LuisaGonzalezEc) April 11, 2025
She demanded that the team originally assigned as her security be maintained until the results of the elections are declared, highlighting that changing it at this moment increases the risk for her life and her family.
González criticized this “irresponsible, reckless, and profoundly dangerous decision.” According to her, the change was deliberately made by President Daniel Noboa, Minister of Defense Gian Carlo Lofredo, and the head of the joint command of the Armed Forces of Ecuador, General Jaime Vela Erazo.
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Addressing the joint command of the Armed Forces, she said, “You, gentlemen of the joint command, do not allow the political power to use you as a source of fear. I confirm my request for assigned security. We are talking about a historic responsibility.” She also stressed that providing security to a presidential candidate is a rule, not a favor.
Nevertheless, she expressed her gratitude to the Armed Forces and the security personnel who attended to her during the electoral campaign.
(Telesur)
Translation: Orinoco Tribune
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