Six guilty of plot to kill Ecuador president

[Judi Lynn]

Six guilty of plot to kill Ecuador president
August 2, 2014 - 10:04AM

Quito: A court in Ecuador convicted six police officers on Friday of attempting to assassinate President Rafael Correa during a 2010 rebellion that left 10 people dead and 274 wounded.

During the police mutiny, which erupted over bonus cuts, protesting officers besieged Mr Correa for 12 hours inside a hospital where he had taken refuge, killing one of his bodyguards and opening fire on his armoured car before he finally escaped with an elite rescue unit.

Prosecutor Gustavo Benitez said the six convicted police had all been caught on video with "weapons, their faces covered and ready to open fire on the President".

In all, 40 people have been convicted of involvement in the rebellion.

More:
http://www.smh.com.au/world/six-guilty-of-plot-to-kill-ecuador-president-20140802-zzph6.html#ixzz39CwpBnTS

[Demeter]

1. When you can't buy the government, you resort to violence, I suppose

assassination, coups, military and police.

[Peace Patriot]

2. Thanks for posting this information!

But I don't think they've got to the bottom of that plot.