Thursday, September 30, 2010, riots in Ecuador. President Rafael Correa was not able to cope with the situation when the police do a demo and even the president of Ecuador could become victims of tear gas and a hostage for 12 hours because he was besieged by protesters, president of Ecuador's finally rescued by the army.
The police are unable to mengedalikan emotional regarded by observers as a trigger of the hostage-president Rafael Correa. Protests by the police related to the problem of their future income. Police upset with the government plan that would cut the bonuses at the same time extend the period for police officers who got promotions, from 5 years to 7 years.
Meanwhile, Ecuador's parliament approved a government plan and into the Act at a hearing Wednesday, September 29, 2010. But the Act has not been officially announced so can not apply.
President Rafael Correa in the event only injured and called the police who protest as "bandits who ungrateful" and launched a coup attempt against him. But Bertha Garcia, observers from the Catholic University in Quito Pontifisial not convinced that the police really intended a coup for Correa. "Their action was a spontaneous reaction of low-paid police," Garcia said as quoted by the Los Angeles Times.
Ecuador Government today set the alert status of emergency and the army took over temporary responsibility for security and order of the police.