Ecuador tells Mexico that “it would not be legal” to grant asylum to former vice president Glas

Ecuador considers that a possible granting of diplomatic asylum by Mexico for the former vice president Jorge Glas (2013-2018), which on Thursday made this request to the Aztec Government, informed the Itamaraty this Friday, warning that it will act with “absolute firmness” if it comes to fruition.

In a statement, he indicated that he informed the ambassador of his position. Raquel Serurwho was summoned to the Chancellery.

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Glas is in the ability to “Guest” from the Mexican Embassy in Quitowhere he entered last weekend at a time when the Public Prosecutor’s Office required his presence in investigations into the case»Reconstruction‘.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over to the Government of Mexico the relevant documentation provided by the National Court of Justice and State Attorney General’s Office about the judicial situation glass.

“Mexico must carefully analyze it, when faced with the request for diplomatic asylum, based on what is established in the Convention on Diplomatic Asylum 1954, of which both countries are part”he indicated.

And he added that “for the Ecuador a possible grant of diplomatic asylum on the part of Mexicoby virtue of the provisions of article III of the aforementioned Convention”.

He adds that the 2003 United Nations Anti-Corruption Conventions and Inter-American against Corruption of 1996, of which Ecuador It is Mexico They are also part of, “their purpose is to promote, facilitate and support the cooperation of States to prevent, combat and punish corruption”.

And warn that “in the face of a possible granting of diplomatic asylum by Mexicoa situation that Ecuador would deplore, the Chancellery will act with absolute firmness, based on the high interests of the State, within the framework of international law, namely Convention on Diplomatic Asylum 1954″.

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Politically persecuted?

Eduardo Franco Loor, Glas’ lawyer, who confirmed to EFE on Thursday that the former vice president requested asylum, justified the request considering that his client is a politically persecuted person and has suffered an “illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional attack” by the Public Ministry.

Franco Loor thought that the Prosecutor’s office has a position of “political revanchism, revenge” because the political movement Hall Citizen Revolution, to which it belongs glasspresented to the National Assembly the request for political criminal action to the head of the Public Ministry, Diana Salazar.

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‘Reconstruction’ Case

Glas, who was vice-president during part of the Rafael Corrêa It is Lenin Morenowas imprisoned for conviction in an illicit association case related to the bribery scandal of the 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 case Odebrechtan issue that also affected other Brazilian politicians, from several countries in Latin America and other parts of the world.

Now the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating within the scope of the case’Reconstruction‘, 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, signed within the scope of the emergency due to the earthquake of April 16, 2016.

This Thursday, the plenary session of the National Assembly (Parliament) refused to authorize the criminal trial against glass in case ‘Reconstruction‘, well the Camera He did not obtain the required 92 votes (two thirds).

Upon learning of the decision of the AssemblyO Prosecutor’s office assured that “authorization is not required”Of this organization, then, although the alleged acts would have been committed when glass He was vice president, the process started later.

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

Source: Elcomercio

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