House arrest for former Ecuadorian President Abdalá Bucaram for “organized crime”
The Ecuadorian judiciary this Thursday, under police surveillance, ordered police pressure against former President of Ecuador Abdalá Bucaram (1996-1997) after he was prosecuted for a possible crime of organized crime with which he was dealing illegally enriched with the crime of selling medical devices taking advantage of the health crisis caused by COVID-19.
In the case, authorities are investigating the relationship that Bucaram could have with two Israeli citizens incarcerated in the country who suffered after engaging one of his sons, Jacobo Bucaram, in a network of illegal companies selling materials against the pandemic a week of attacks in prison, one of which was murdered.
Bucaram was arrested the day before after a search of his home in Guayaquil, western Ecuador, and arrested as early as June 3 during an operation for “allegedly influencing the purchase of medical supplies,” including diagnostic tests for COVID-19 and masks in the Guayas Province.
On July 18, the judge in the case decided to release Bucaram, but with a ban on leaving the country, which was also brought to trial for gun possession after the search found a pistol that he had found illegally.
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