Ecuador judge frees five held over attack on President Noboa's convoy, lawyer says

Members of Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa's security detail guard his vehicle during an event attended by the president, a day after an attack on his convoy by protesters in a rural town, which the government is labeling as an assassination attempt, highlighting the country's growing political tensions, in Cuenca, Ecuador October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Maria Fernanda Garcia

QUITO (Reuters) -An Ecuadorean judge on Wednesday ordered the release of five people who had been detained the day before after stones were thrown at President Daniel Noboa's convoy, according to a lawyer in the case.

The judge ruled that their detention had been illegal and in violation of due process, defense lawyer Yaku Perez told Reuters.