The Civil Guard has arrested the leader of the Ecuadorian terrorist organization in Tarragona The tiguerones, on whom there was an international arrest warrant. The agents assure that the man had been residing in Catalonia for a long time, clandestinely, with false documentation. Among other things, the suspect, William Joffre Alcívar Bautista, alias Commander Willy, He is accused of being the person who ordered the live assault on a television set in Ecuador,terrorizing the staff. The operation has been supervised by the Central Court of Instruction 1 acting as guard of the National Court, and members of the Ecuadorian police have also participated.
In addition, the second leader of the group, classified as a terrorist in Ecuador, and brother of Commander Willy, has been arrested. Both lived in Segur de Calafell, a coastal municipality in the province of Tarragona. The Civil Guard assures, through a press release, that both have been living in Catalonia for years, thanks to false documentation, and directing from there the “carrying out of terrorist activities” by the group in Ecuador.
The Andean country considers The Tiguerones a terrorist organization due to its ability to plan, coordinate, execute and take responsibility for acts of “planned and indiscriminate” violence, continues the Civil Guard. Among them, the placing of several car bombs in Ecuador, which have caused numerous fatalities. Among the specific events attributed to the alleged ringleader, the order to assault the Ecuadorian media outlet TC Televisión stands out while a live news report was being broadcast. More than a dozen people, hooded and equipped with firearms, grenades and explosives, they attacked the facilities, and caused panic among workers and viewers.
The intention of the violent action, the worthy woman assures, was to cause terror and put political pressure to the Government of Ecuador, to coerce it and to stop the police pressure on the country’s criminal gangs classified as terrorists. In addition, they highlight the murder of the Ecuadorian prosecutor in charge of the investigation of the assault on the television station, who died riddled with several gunshots days after the beginning of the investigation.
