Overview

• An Ecuadorean judge ruled the five detentions illegal and ordered the suspects freed after the convoy attack, a defense lawyer said, while prosecutors said their investigation will continue.
• Ecuador’s prosecutor changed the case to the lesser offense of resistance during the hearing, after the government initially signaled terrorism and attempted assassination charges.
• President Daniel Noboa was not injured in Cañar province, and officials said his vehicle showed signs of bullet damage following rock-throwing by a large crowd.
• Video posted by the presidency showed the motorcade driving through a debris-strewn road flanked by hundreds of masked protesters hurling objects at the vehicles.
• The confrontation unfolded as Indigenous-led demonstrations over the diesel subsidy rollback continue with roadblocks and a state of emergency in multiple provinces, and Indigenous leaders deny terrorism claims and allege government provocation.