2024-04-08 19:39:15
The unprecedented and violent assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito by Ecuador has provoked unanimous condemnation in Latin America, where some institutional springs have begun to move. A debate has opened about the consequences of the forcible arrest of the former Ecuadorian vice president and political asylum, Jorge Glas, an ally of Rafael Correa. Both the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Organization of American States (OAS) have called emergency meetings to address this crisis. For his part, the right-wing Ecuadorian president Daniel Noboa is looking for how to respond at the international level.
Given the uncertainty about what effects breaking international laws will have for Ecuador, Noboa was quick to request an OAS meeting. His government tries to justify the invasion of the Mexican diplomatic headquarters because it had to arrest Glas, accused of alleged corruption and who had taken refuge in the embassy in December while waiting for political asylum. Mexico finally granted him asylum on Friday: hours later, police used force against embassy staff and arrested Glas. The former vice president in the Correa government (2013-2018) says he is a victim of political and judicial persecution and waits from a maximum security prison for the local justice system to process a habeas corpus lawsuit filed by his defense, which considers his illegality. detention.
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