National Police of Ecuador Policía Nacional del Ecuador
Agency overview
Formed	14 July, 1884; 139 years ago (14 July, 1884)
Employees	46,727 (2021) [1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Ecuador
Operations jurisdiction	Ecuador
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Agency executive	Tannya Gioconda Varela Coronel, General Commander
Website
https://www.policia.gob.ec/

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The National Police of Ecuador ( Spanish: Policía Nacional del Ecuador) is the national police force and the main civil law enforcement agency of Ecuador. It is commanded by the Commanding General (Comandante General) and subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior.

Controversies

Human rights

The United 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 with impunity, 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]

Corruption

In a 2009 diplomatic cable from the United States diplomatic cables leak in April 2011, U.S. Ambassador Heather 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 Ambassador Luis Gallegos from the U.S. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• 2010 Ecuador crisis
• Crime in Ecuador

References

External links

• Official website