“We cannot make violence and insecurity a political issue, the enemy is not one politician or another. The enemy is the violent”, assures Guillermo Lasso to José Levy

Lasso targeted previous governments for prison violence 1:34 (CNN Spanish) — Next Saturday the 14th at 7 pm (Miami), CNN en Español presents the special “Face to Face with Guillermo Lasso” hosted by the chief correspondent in the Middle East José Levy, who interviewed the president of Ecuador during his visit to Jerusalem about his country’s political agenda. Among the topics discussed in the interview are the prison crisis, insecurity, the extradition case of former President Rafael Correa and the reason for his visit to Israel. Levy asked Lasso about the recent riots in various prisons in Ecuador, to which the president replied: “It is a fight between criminal gangs, territories are disputed and it is unfortunate that the State, in the last 15 years, has relinquished control from prisons to these criminal gangs. The challenge that I have ahead of me is very big. Recover the sovereignty of the State in prisons, put order and carry out a system of social rehabilitation that respects a line of human rights. Regarding the violence that exists in the South American country, Levy asked Lasso to identify those responsible for the violence on the streets and in prisons in Ecuador. Is it Rafael Correa, is it Lenín Moreno, is it you?” the journalist specified. Lasso responded: “We cannot make violence and insecurity a political issue, the enemy is not one politician or another. The enemy is the violent.” Lasso added: “The two previous governments were tremendously permissive and the last 20 years of a local administration in Guayaquil were also permissive because, as I said, that is the most violent city in Ecuador and the most inequitable, but there is nothing left to see moving forward, the milk has already been spilled and we have to build a safe country on that reality”. “Cara a Cara con Guillermo Lasso” premieres on Saturday May 14 at 7 pm (Miami), with repeats on Sunday May 15 at 10 am and 4 pm (Miami) About CNN en Español The news network CNN en Español is responsible for several multimedia platforms aimed at Spanish-speaking audiences around the world, reaching 62 million homes including CNN en Español 24 hours of cable news for the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America and the Caribbean, CNNEspanol.com , CNN en Español Radio, CNN en Español on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. The CNN en Español brand brings a multi-platform experience to Spanish-speakers in the Americas. Contacts CNN en Español Latin America: Mariana Piñango, Latin America – [email protected] Javier Merino, Mexico – [email protected]