Updated at 4:40 PM
Three people were arrested in Guayaquil this morning as part of the investigation into the murder of television host Efraín Ruales, which took place last January.
Officers intervened at a property near Garay and an apartment in the blocks of the citadel Valdivia. Finally, aliases Casquete, 18 years old, was arrested by authorities. Two other people, a woman and a man, were also detained during the day for making versions.
“There are several associative clues to the research that we have conducted, these have been brought forward and placed in chain of custody … occurred around the death of Mr. Efraín Ruales, ”Ramiro Ortega, Director General of Police Investigations, told the media.
This morning @Police_Rdam Y @FiscaliaEcuador They arrest two people related to the murder of Efraín Ruales, which is in development
– Patricio Pazmiño Castillo (@ppazminoec) February 5, 2021
GOOD JOB@Politie_Rdam answer the research with the support of @FiscaliaEcuador conducted 2 raids on #GYE, we arrested 2 suspects related to the investigation of the murder of Efraín R., we seized several clues related to the fact pic.twitter.com/LXrGGYH9lQ
– Ecuadorian Police (@PoliciaEcuador) February 5, 2021
On the social network, the police posted two photos of the detainees with blurred faces for investigation.
“This morning, the police and the prosecutor’s office detained two people linked to the murder of Efraín Ruales, a procedure that is under development,” Minister Patricio Pazmiño wrote on his Twitter account last Friday.
Police noted in their profile of the same social network that “in response to the investigation with the support of the prosecution, they carried out two raids on Guayaquil, we arrested two suspects related to the investigation of Efraín’s murder. R., we have grasped several indications related to fact “.
Thursday morning, in a digital interview, General César Zapata, Commander of Zone 8 of the National Police, argued that in the raids Several clues were found, underneath that clothing, more than $ 6,000 in cash and a cartridge.
Likewise, the prosecution said an investigation had been opened against the three adults was reported for the theft of the vehicle used in the crime that ended Ruales’s life.
#UPGRADE | This morning 3 people were arrested #Guayaquil. #ProcuratorEc He is investigating them for the theft of the vehicle used in the crime that ended Efraín RR’s life. Their versions have been recorded in the judicial police. #ProcuracyAgainstElDelito
– Public Ministry of Ecuador (@FiscaliaEcuador) February 5, 2021
A minor sitting in the department of the citadel of Valdivia was placed under the command of the National Directorate for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (Dinapen).
Background
On January 28, the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) asked the government of Ecuador to quickly investigate the murder of the television host.
Ruales, 36, was one of the channel’s famous faces Ecuavisa, where he made animation programs in the mornings and had also played in Ecuadorian series.
The presenter was attacked by strangers while traveling in his vehicle on Guillermo Cubillo Avenue, in northern Guayaquil. The killers shot him at least three times while he was in his car after leaving a gym.
Ruales “used to report corruption on his social networks,” and as early as June 2020 he reported having received several threats, the nonprofit said. (I)