| National Police of Ecuador Policía Nacional del Ecuador | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 14 July, 1884; 141 years ago (14 July, 1884) |
| Employees | 46,727 (2021)[1] |
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| National agency | Ecuador |
| Operations jurisdiction | Ecuador |
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| https://www.policia.gob.ec/ | |
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TheNational Police of Ecuador (Spanish:Policía Nacional del Ecuador) is the nationalpolice force and the main civillaw enforcement agency ofEcuador. It is commanded by the Commanding General (Comandante General) and subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior.
TheUnited States Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has consistently identified major human rights abuses by Ecuadorian security forces, including: isolated unlawful killings and use of excessive force by security forces, sometimes withimpunity, poor prison conditions,arbitrary arrest and detention, corruption and other abuses by security forces, a high number of pretrial detainees, and corruption and denial of due process within the judicial system.[2] Members of the National Police have been accused of murder, attempted murder, rape, extortion, kidnappings, and alien smuggling.[3]
In a 2009 diplomatic cable from theUnited States diplomatic cables leak in April 2011, U.S. AmbassadorHeather Hodges said that "corruption among Ecuadorian National Police officers is widespread and well-known" and that "U.S. investors are reluctant to risk their resources in Ecuador knowing that they could be targeted by corrupt law enforcement officials."[4][5] The leaked cable resulted in a major diplomatic spat, resulting in the expulsion of U.S. Ambassador Hodges from Ecuador and the reciprocal expulsion of Ecuadorian AmbassadorLuis Gallegos from the U.S.[6][7]
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