Interior Minister of Ecuador responded to the actions of Turkish presidential bodyguards during Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Ecuador.   

Ecuador’s Interior Minister José Serrano Salgado admonished the conduct of Erdoğan’s bodyguards, demanding to withdraw their diplomatic passports.

With respect to the incident, the Interior Minister also filed a note of protest with the Turkish MFA.

On Saturday, the bodyguards of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan beat women, who staged a protest during Erdoğan’s speech.