Ecuador's President Noboa marches against suspension of security measures

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa speaks during a protest march after the country's constitutional court temporarily suspended key parts of his security laws recently passed by the legislature, in Quito, Ecuador August 12, 2025. REUTERS/Karen Toro

QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa on Tuesday led a march against a decision by the constitutional court to temporarily suspend provisions in recently passed security laws, in what critics say is an attempt to curtail judicial independence.

Noboa has said the march was intended to preserve vital efforts to combat crime gangs, but detractors say he is interfering with judicial independence and trying to pressure judges to accept his government's reforms.