{"id":5186,"date":"2024-02-20T23:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justiciaforense.org\/2024\/02\/20\/ecuador-en-buen-camino-al-fortalecimiento-del-uso-de-adn-forense-para-la-persecucion-penal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:20:11","slug":"ecuador-en-buen-camino-al-fortalecimiento-del-uso-de-adn-forense-para-la-persecucion-penal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justiciaforense.org\/en\/2024\/02\/20\/ecuador-en-buen-camino-al-fortalecimiento-del-uso-de-adn-forense-para-la-persecucion-penal\/","title":{"rendered":"ECUADOR, on the right path to strengthening the use of forensic DNA for criminal prosecution."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The past year has been plagued by security threats in Ecuador. Criminal organizations dedicated to drug trafficking and money laundering have declared war on the national government, carrying out a series of attacks and terrorist acts that include kidnappings, homicides, bombings, illegal entry by armed men into the facilities of a national television channel, and the serious murder of political leaders such as presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio and the Mayor of Manta, Agust\u00edn Intriago.

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The seriousness of the situation has extended to prisons, with criminals promoting riots in some prisons and the escape of prisoners. In this context, the Ecuadorian government must take shock measures to contain the actions of these criminal organizations and optimize the planning and reaction capacity of the entities in charge of security and justice.

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In this context and seeking to increase the State’s capacity to deal with this situation, Ecuador has been promoting a national regulation for the collection of forensic DNA samples for 18 months. This regulatory effort was promoted by the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences – SNMLCF, headed by its director General (r) Gustavo Zarate, to whom GTH-DNA provides technical assistance to support their leadership in forensic investigation in Ecuador and to share international good practices in the clarification of emblematic cases, such as the experience of Panama, which is carrying out a pilot plan for the collection of forensic DNA samples in prisons to advance in the clarification of crimes, improve the efficiency of the justice system and facilitate the search for the truth for victims.<\/p>


Examples of similar advances in the region such as the case of the Province of Mendoza where they have Law 8611 that regulates the use of Forensic DNA since 2013 and have managed to solve more than 5,200 cases, serve to understand how this scientific tool helps to solve emblematic cases. In line with this objective Kevin Mills delivered a two-hour basic training on crime scene management and prioritization of DNA trace search and collection. The face-to-face event was attended by 81 coordinators and leaders of the National Police CSI in the city of Quito.

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\u201cJusticia Forense \u2013 DNA Latin America\u201d celebrates the leadership of the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences – SNMLCF of Ecuador and highlights the growing interest in the region in the use of databases to rationalize the application of justice.<\/p>

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Colonel (SP) Fernando Carpio, Deputy Director General of the National Service of Integral Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders, center. General (r) Gustavo Zarate, Director of the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences- SNMLCF, right. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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General (r) Gustavo Z\u00e1rate Director of the National Service of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences – SNMLCF, left.<\/p>

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GTH-DNA’s Director for Latin America, Kevin Mills, was in the Republic of Ecuador from February 6 to 8, during this visit he met with the partner institutions of the project “Forensic Justice: DNA Latin America” to agree on the priorities for collaboration in 2024 and to understand the latest political, judicial and social developments in this country.
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