2024-08-02 16:59:45
Former Vice President Jorge Glas will remain in prison in La Roca prison after a judge denied him a habeas corpus petition. His health was one of the reasons for his request for release. However, there are different versions that range from saying he was bitten by rats to having orthopedic mattresses in his cell.
On the morning of July 8, 2024, the hearing was reinstated to process the habeas corpus petition filed by Jorge Glas to leave La Roca prison, where he has been held for three months, after being removed by the Ecuadorian government from the Mexican Embassy.
The request of the defense of the former vice president is based on accusing the prison system of not guaranteeing humane and health conditions. On the other hand, there are medical and medical reports National Comprehensive Care Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI), which show the opposite.
Get to know the different versions on the health of Jorge Glas:
Jorge Glas says he was bitten by rats, that he has no medicine and tried to commit suicide
On July 3, 2024, the defense of the former vice president of Correísmo He filed a habeas corpus petition alleging that he is at imminent risk of death because he does not have the conditions to live in a maximum security prison.
In his speech (via zoom) Jorge Glas said that there are rats in his cell and that they often climb onto his bed, that they have bitten and that he always finds rodent feces in his cell. Precisely, in the habeas corpus it is detailed that there is a violation of health conditions the Glass.
He also said that he suffers abuse, since they do not put handcuffs on him but plastic straps. He also reported that he has no contact with his lawyers and that he has not been medically evaluated. He even said that he is surprised how he is still alive, since on April 9, 2024 he took 60 pills, but that he was taken to a hospital. He also detailed that he has had a total of four suicide attempts. Glas also reported that they have not eaten since he was detained in La Roca in April 2024.
Ministry of Health says Jorge Glas is stable and has a good hair implant
Jorge Glas has received 79 visits since he was imprisoned in La Roca prison, since April 2024. This is detailed in a report prepared by the Ministry of Health that was delivered to the SNAI, cited by Primicias, in the midst of the habeas corpus request with which the former vice president seeks to leave La Roca prison.
The health report highlights that Glas has not presented fever (an effect that could be caused by a rodent bite). He is also described as a stable and oriented patient. It is also emphasized that his hair implant is in good condition.
For nearly 60 days Glas was on a hunger strike, during which time, according to the medical report, he received vitamins intravenously.
SNAI indicates that Jorge Glas has a special mattress and pillow in his cell
The report attached by SNAI to the judges details that Jorge Glas’ cell, in La Roca, is in good condition: without cracks, without humidity. It adds that it was agreed that the former vice president could bring in an orthopedic mattress and a pillow with similar characteristics due to his health problems.
There is also a record of the entry of medicines ranging from diclofenac to injections that must comply with a cold chain.
By: LA HORA Newspaper