The National Court held a key hearing to decide the extradition of William Jofre Alcívar Bautista, alias "Comandante Willy," one of the leaders of the Ecuadorian criminal gang Los Tiguerones. Arrested in Tarragona, Alcívar was living with false documentation and coordinating crimes from Europe.
The Civil Guard, together with the Ecuadorian Police, captured Alcívar and his brother last October. Both were wanted for serious crimes, including terrorism and murder, and operated from Spain with total impunity.
Among the most shocking crimes is the armed assault on the TC Televisión channel in Guayaquil, which was broadcast live and sowed panic among the population. The action was an attempt at blackmail to halt police operations against gangs classified as terrorists.
The Spanish Prosecutor's Office supports the extradition request, also recalling the murder of prosecutor César Suárez, executed after initiating the investigation of the television attack. This crime revealed the level of violence and influence that these criminal structures maintain thanks to years of state permissiveness.
