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Ecuador: President Noboa restricts military security to vice president-designate in Israel

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboasigned this Tuesday an executive decree suspending the military security of the country’s vice president, Abbot Veronicaappointed ambassador to Israel.

This provision reforms an article from another executive decree signed in June 2021 that refers to the military security of the highest authorities of the Government, including the President and Vice President.

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The Ecuadorian president’s provision restricts military protection to the vice president, who will have military care when in the country.

The reform establishes that the Presidential Military Housetasked with protecting key authorities, will provide security and protection.”to the Vice-President of the Republic, his spouse and family members when he exercises functions in the Ecuador”.

Furthermore, the safety and security of the family members of the two senior leaders will be subject to “in the condition of receiving it”, which will be determined by the Presidential Military House based on a “technical report and risk profile”, says the reform.

Last December 4th Daniel Noboa named Abbot Veronica as its new ambassador in Israelwith the mission of promoting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and ordered him to have a permanent residence in Tel Aviv.

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This decision was accepted by Abad with some annoyance, which apparently warned of a distance between the two, something that the press had already noticed since the electoral campaign for the second round on October 15th, since they did not appear together in proselytizing actions. .

After winning the second electoral round, they only gathered at events where they had to be present, such as receiving credentials from elected officials and the investiture ceremony.

Abad surprised when, before taking office, he went on an unannounced international tour where he found himself in Madrid with Santiago AbascalPresident of Vox (far right group); in lime with the Prime Minister of Peru, Alberto Otarola; in addition to being photographed during the contest miss Universe in The Savior with the president Nayib Bukele.

Source: Elcomercio

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