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


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  • Thursday, 09 Oct 2025

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.

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