Ecuador: defiant protesters parade captured officers as unrest drags on

Eight uniformed officers were brought onto a stage and forced to address a crowd of thousands of activists but were not harmed

Indigenous protesters in Ecuador have paraded a group of captured police officers on stage in a brazen show of defiance to the government of Lenin Moreno, as protests against austerity-measures dragged into a second week.

Eight uniformed officers were brought onto a stage and forced to address a crowd of thousands of activists who have occupied the Casa de Cultura theatre in the capital Quito. A group of journalists, including the Guardian, were also temporarily prevented from leaving the theatre.