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Ecuador-Protests/Fuel Subsidies
Quito, Ecuador - Oct 9, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chines mainland)
1. Various of indigenous groups gathering
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jaime Vargas, president, Ecuadorian Indigenous Confederation:
"The only thing we are saying is repeal the decree 883. If it is repealed, the people will decide if we will talk or not, but we are angry because we have several injured, several put into jails and several dead, and this will not stand."
3. Various of demonstrations in progress
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lourdes Tib, former Ecuadorian congresswoman (starting with shot 3):
"We are not responsible for the vandalism caused by certain infiltrators who want to show that the indigenous movement is criminal, is a thief, is a vandal."
5. Various of indigenous groups gathering
A tense calm returned to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito as the protests against fuel hike entered the sixth day on Wednesday, but there were signs that the unrest in recent days is not over.
Indigenous groups from across the country arrived in Quito this week, upping the stakes in the stalemate between the government and protesters.
Thousands of indigenous Ecuadorians have gathered in a park on the first day of a national strike, urging the government to repeal the controversial decree lifting the fuel subsidies.
The government's move caused the cost of gasoline to spike by a third overnight as well as doubled the price of diesel.
Indigenous groups, many of whom are poor, said the austerity measures are hitting them hardest.
Their leader said there will be no dialog unless the government rolls them back.
"The only thing we are saying is to repeal the decree 883. If it is repealed, the people will decide if we will talk or not, but we are angry because we have several injured, several put into jails and several dead, and this will not stand," said Jaime Vargas, president of the Ecuadorian Indigenous Confederation.
But Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said he will not rescind the decree which has sparked the worst protests the country has seen in years.
The violence across the capital forced Moreno to move his entire government to the country's largest city of Guayaquil.
Moreno accused his predecessor Rafael Correa of inciting the protests, but indigenous leaders deny they have been manipulated.
"We are not responsible for the vandalism caused by certain infiltrators who want to show that the indigenous movement is criminal, is a thief, is a vandal," said Lourdes Tib, a former Ecuadorian congresswoman.
Correa denies any involvement but has said Moreno should step down and new elections be called.
Ecuador-Protests/Fuel Subsidies
Dateline : Oct 9, 2019
Location : Quito,Ecuador
Duration : 1'33
Quito, Ecuador - Oct 9, 2019 (CGTN - No access Chines mainland)
1. Various of indigenous groups gathering
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jaime Vargas, president, Ecuadorian Indigenous Confederation:
"The only thing we are saying is repeal the decree 883. If it is repealed, the people will decide if we will talk or not, but we are angry because we have several injured, several put into jails and several dead, and this will not stand."
3. Various of demonstrations in progress
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Lourdes Tib, former Ecuadorian congresswoman (starting with shot 3):
"We are not responsible for the vandalism caused by certain infiltrators who want to show that the indigenous movement is criminal, is a thief, is a vandal."
5. Various of indigenous groups gathering
A tense calm returned to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito as the protests against fuel hike entered the sixth day on Wednesday, but there were signs that the unrest in recent days is not over.
Indigenous groups from across the country arrived in Quito this week, upping the stakes in the stalemate between the government and protesters.
Thousands of indigenous Ecuadorians have gathered in a park on the first day of a national strike, urging the government to repeal the controversial decree lifting the fuel subsidies.
The government's move caused the cost of gasoline to spike by a third overnight as well as doubled the price of diesel.
Indigenous groups, many of whom are poor, said the austerity measures are hitting them hardest.
Their leader said there will be no dialog unless the government rolls them back.
"The only thing we are saying is to repeal the decree 883. If it is repealed, the people will decide if we will talk or not, but we are angry because we have several injured, several put into jails and several dead, and this will not stand," said Jaime Vargas, president of the Ecuadorian Indigenous Confederation.
But Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno said he will not rescind the decree which has sparked the worst protests the country has seen in years.
The violence across the capital forced Moreno to move his entire government to the country's largest city of Guayaquil.
Moreno accused his predecessor Rafael Correa of inciting the protests, but indigenous leaders deny they have been manipulated.
"We are not responsible for the vandalism caused by certain infiltrators who want to show that the indigenous movement is criminal, is a thief, is a vandal," said Lourdes Tib, a former Ecuadorian congresswoman.
Correa denies any involvement but has said Moreno should step down and new elections be called.
ID : 8124000
Published : 2019-10-10 14:45
Last Modified : 2019-10-10 19:30:00
Source : China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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