QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A protester was killed by Ecuadoran armed forces during a demonstration against increased fuel prices, the country's largest Indigenous organization said Sunday. President Daniel Noboa earlier this month announced a cut in the fuel subsidy that he said would save the state $1.1 billion. "We hold Daniel Noboa responsible, we demand an immediate investigation and justice for Efrain and his community," said Conaie. Human rights group INREDH was the first to report the death, and condemned the "lethal and illegitimate use of force." Indigenous people represent almost eight percent of Ecuador's 17 million inhabitants, according to the latest census.