This is the report of events that occured on 30th September 2010 in Ecuador when an uprising of the police forces lead to the brutal physical and verbal manhandling of the President, Rafael Correa. He was detained by the police in the police headquarters and in the hospital. He gained his freedom late at night after a military action during which people were killed. This report is a description of the event of the day inside the hospital and in Quito's streets where several events took place in a climate of social upheaval.