Ecuadorian President calls 'crisis cabinet' after prison violence leaves dozens dead

The transfer comes after the Ecuadorian prosecutor's workplace requested the federal government to take "urgent measures" to handle the state of affairs, in accordance with a put up on the company's official Twitter account. Ecuadorian police started activating safety protocols Friday night time after studies of gunshots and attainable confrontations between inmates on the prison, in accordance with Guayas Governor Pablo Arosemena in an announcement posted to the official Facebook web page of the Guayas Province authorities.The lethal clashes seem like an occasion of gang violence, in accordance with the governor, who stated inmates "not only used weapons and detonations, but they tried to suffocate [other prisoners], burned mattresses, and more."