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Daniel Noboa, Ecuador President: A war on gangs

Daniel Noboa, Ecuador President: A war on gangs

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Caitriona Perry speaks to President Noboa about the fight against international gangs

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“This is a war. We will treat it as a war, and first thing that
we want is the war to end. We want peace. We want a better life
for our people, especially for our youth.”

Caitriona Perry speaks to Ecuador President Daniel Noboa about
his hard-line military crackdown on violent criminal gangs, which
has involved measures that human rights groups warn could pose a
risk to civil liberties.

President Noboa, who is one of the world’s youngest leaders, has
warned about the levels of crime faced in Ecuador. He claims that
due to its location between Colombia and Peru, the world's two
largest producers of cocaine, it has become a major location for
drug-trafficking gangs.

He talks about the attempts that have been made on his life, and
the threats his family have faced. He calls on the cooperation
from other countries to help fight international crime
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Presenter: Caitriona Perry Producer: Ellyn Duncan, Chloe Ross and
Cordelia Hemming Editor: Farhana Haider

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(Image: Daniel Noboa. Credit: Getty)