Overview
- Noboa said jelly and chocolates he received at a public event were tainted with three chemical compounds at high concentrations, which he described as intentional.
- In a CNN interview, he stated the government provided evidence to the Public Prosecutor that included the compounds’ concentration levels.
- The presidential military security agency filed the case with prosecutors for investigation.
- The claim surfaces during large indigenous protests over the removal of a diesel subsidy, and Noboa twice entered occupied areas where he was confronted with sticks and stones.
- The government earlier alleged his vehicle was hit by gunfire in early October without presenting evidence, and analysts view his recent appearances as efforts to build support before a Nov. 16 referendum on a Constituent process.