Ecuadorian Blogger Paúl Moreno Detained

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Translated by Global Voices
Translation posted 2 December 2012 9:55 GMT · View original post [es]

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English · Ecuadorian Blogger Paúl Moreno Detained
Français · Equateur : Arrestation du blogueur Paúl Moreno
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On Friday, Ecuadorian blogger Paúl Moreno (@paulcoyote) [es] was detained [es] on charges of fraudulent access to computer systems and databases, after publishing a post [es] where he explains how he accessed the information of President Rafael Correa to show the vulnerability of the site www.www.datoseguro.gob.ec [es]. Twitter users have set up a campaign with the hashtag #LiberenaPaulCoyote [es] (free PaulCoyote). More information in this post [es] by Carlos Correa (@calu) [es].

Update: President Rafael Correa ordered [es] the blogger's release after three days of detention.

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