Former Vice President of Ecuador Jorge Glas requested asylum in Mexico

The former vice president of Ecuador Jorge Glas (2013-2018), which is listed as “Guest”at the Embassy of Mexico in Quitorequested asylum in that country, his lawyer confirmed to EFE this Thursday, Eduardo Franco Loor.

“He has already asked for asylum“, said the lawyer without further details when asked this Thursday about the decision that he anticipated would be finalized on Wednesday.

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The lawyer had indicated that the request would be made because he considers that Glas is a politically persecuted person and that he suffered a “illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional attack” by the Public Ministry.

Glas, who was vice-president during part of the Rafael Corrêa It is Lenin Morenojoined the diplomatic legation last weekend, at a time when the Public Prosecutor’s Office had requested his presence to investigate the case called ‘Reconstruction‘.

Franco Loor said that the Public Ministry has a position of “political revanchism, of revenge” because the Correísta political movement Citizen revolutionto which it belongs from Glas, presented in the National Assembly the request for political criminal action to the head of the Public Ministry, Diana Salazar.

“She (Salazar), in a desire for retaliation, continued and increased the political persecution against Jorge Glas,” said Franco Loor on Wednesday.

The lawyer had said that Glas – against whom Salazar guarantees there is no arrest warrant – would seek asylum.”under Caracas Diplomatic Asylum Conventionfrom 1954″.

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‘Reconstruction’ Case

Glas, who served as vice president between 2013 and 2018, was in prison for conviction in an illicit association case related to the bribery scandal at a Brazilian construction company. Odebrecht.

Last August, Glas said he would try to overturn that conviction after the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil nullify the evidence used against him in the Odebrecht casean issue that also affected other Brazilian politicians, from several countries in Latin America and other parts of the world.

Franco Loor insisted that his client is a “persecuted politician” when referring to the ‘Reconstruction’ case, which the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating, related to the alleged existence of abuse of public money for the benefit of third parties, natural and legal persons, who were contractors and inspectors of contracts, concluded within the scope of the context of the emergency caused by the earthquake of April 16, 2016.

This Thursday, the plenary of the National Assembly (Parliament) refused to authorize the criminal trial against Glas in ‘Reconstruction’ Casesince the Chamber did not obtain the required 92 votes (two thirds).

Upon learning of the Assembly’s decision, the Public Ministry assured that “authorization is not required”from this organization because, although the alleged acts were committed when Glas was vice president, the process began later.

Therefore, he announced that he will insist on his request for a date and time for the hearing to formulate charges in the “Reconstruction” case of Manabi.

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Safe passage

Franco Loor indicated on Wednesday that he hopes safe passage will be delivered so that Glas can travel to Mexico since the aforementioned Convention establishes that the delivery of this document is “mandatory”.

Likewise, he highlighted that the Ecuadorian president, Daniel Noboa“said that he and his government will not surrender to political persecution”.

“He said this during the election campaign and now that he is interim president, let’s hope he keeps his word because Ecuador has always respected international treaties and the regulations that govern in this regard”, he concluded.

Source: Elcomercio

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