The Cabinet of Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa on Wednesday denounced protesters who threw rocks at his motorcade, calling it an assassination attempt, as investigators remained silent about Tuesday’s attack.
Late Wednesday, however, Ecuador’s Attorney General’s Office announced that a judge had declared the arrest of five suspects illegal and ordered their release.
The office said on the social platform X that the judge’s decision kept it from bringing charges against them.
Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa next to one of the vehicles in the motorcade he was traveling in when it was attacked in Cañar, Ecuador, on Oct. 7, 2025. Ecuadorian Presidency/AFP via Getty Images
Ni la violencia ni el miedo detendrán el trabajo de #ElNuevoEcuador. 🇪🇨
Durante su visita a Cañar, el presidente @DanielNoboaOk, junto a
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