Who is Jorge David Glas Espinel? Mexico granted him political asylum in the midst of the crisis with Ecuador

2024-04-09 18:41:04

He The Government of Mexico granted political asylum to the Ecuadorian Jorge David Glas Espinel, in the midst of the crisis with Ecuador; below we will tell you who is he and why is he persecuted by the authorities.

This Friday, April 5, the Government of Mexico reported that it was granted political asylum to Jorge David Glas Espinel, former Ecuadorian official accused of committing different crimes, including bribery and embezzlement.

This occurs in the midst of the crisis between Ecuador and Mexico, after the Ambassador was declared persona non grata. Raquel Serur Smekewho was instructed to return to Mexican territory.

The declaration occurred after the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), gave his opinion on the 2023 elections in Ecuador, where the presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated and the triumph of the current president Daniel Noboa.

But,who is Jorge David Glas Espinel, the former vice president of Ecuador accused of committing corruption and other crimes to whom Mexico granted political asylum? We will tell you below.

Ecuador responds to Mexico for giving political asylum to Jorge David Glas Espinel: they assure that it is an illegal act

For its part, the Foreign Ministry of Ecuador has already responded to the decision of the Mexican government to give political asylum to the former vice president Jorge David Glas Espinel, asserting that it is a wrongful act.

Through a statement published just a few hours after this announcement, Ecuador indicated that it is still waiting to be officially notified by the federal governmentheaded by Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).

In this sense, the Foreign Ministry recalled that said dependency of Ecuador provided the Embassy of Mexico with the “convicting sentences handed down against Mr. Jorge David Glas Espinel.”

The above for crimes of illicit association and briberyin addition to an arrest warrant that the former president of Ecuador had received from the National Court of Justice for the crime of peculation.

Likewise, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry recalled that granting political asylum to Jorge David Glas Espinel corresponds to an illicit act, based on the Convention on Political Asylum of 1933 and in the Convention on Diplomatic Asylum of 1954, of which Mexico is a part.

Who is former vice president Jorge David Glas Espinel?

Jorge David Glas Espinel is a Ecuadorian engineer and politician which served as vice president during the government of Rafael Correaand held different public positions in other departments of Ecuador.

Javier David Glas Espinel is currently political protégé of Mexicoafter he requested asylum at the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador in December 2023, where he remains until he leaves the country.

The former Ecuadorian official has been identified as a politically persecuted person by the Ecuadorian government, and in January 2024 the Ecuadorian authorities requested the measure of preventive prison against him.

Jorge Glas is a refugee in the Mexican embassy (X socket)

Does Jorge David Glas Espinel have a wife? This we know about the family of the former Ecuadorian official

Jorge David Glas married Cinthia Penélope Díaz Aveiga, with whom she had two childrenHowever, currently They are already divorced.

At the moment, more information about the children of Jorge David Glas and Cinthia Penélope Díaz Aveiga is unknown.

Jorge David Glas and his wife (especial)

Does Jorge David Glas Espinel have children? We know this about his family

Jorge David Glas Espinel had two children con Cinthia Penélope Díaz Aveiga and although he has published photos next to them on social networks, it is unknown name and age thereof.

How old is Jorge David Glas Espinel?

Jorge David Glas Espinel was born on September 13, 1969, in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, so currently He is 54 years old.

The former Ecuadorian official comes from a middle-class family that lived in the center of the city, son of Norma Espinel Aráuz and Jorge Glas Viejó.

Jorge David Glas is the oldest of 4 brothers, with whom he shares the support of the third of them; whose information is unknown, since he was the descendant of his father and a minor whom he raped.

Her father, Jorge Glas Viejó, was convicted of raping the minor and died in prison, according to Ecuadorian media.

What is the zodiac sign of Jorge David Glas Espinel?

Jorge David Glas Espinel is a sign zodiacal virgosince he was born on September 13.

Virgo is the sixth sign of the zodiac and symbolizes work in addition to its symbol representing a Virgin.

According to what has been pointed out, those born under the sign of Virgo always develop strategies and plans, in addition, they usually look for ways to improve and be more productive.

What is Jorge David Glas Espinel’s educational level?

Jorge David Glas Espinel completed his academic training at the Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) and by 2008, he graduated with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

From his student days, he highlights that when he joined the Boy Scouts of Guayaquil at the Cristóbal Colón School, he met Rafael Correawho later became the President of Ecuador (2007-2017).

Likewise, it was noted that Jorge David Glas Espinel enlisted as a military reservist to install communication networks in the Ecuadorian Amazon during the Cenepa War, in 1995.

Jorge Glas is a refugee in the Mexican embassy (X socket)

What is the political career of Jorge David Glas Espinel?

Regarding your political career, Jorge David Glas Espinel held the following positions:

• Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador from May 24, 2013 to January 6, 2018
• President of the Solidarity Fund in 2007
• Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society in 2009
• Coordinating Minister of Strategic Sectors in 2010

These positions were held during the government of the former president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, during the period of January 15, 2007 until May 24, 2017.

In the 2017 presidential elections, Jorge David Glas was re-elected as vice president of Ecuador, however, he was removed from office after accusations against him in the Odebrecht case.

Jorge Glas, former vice president of Ecuador (Especial)

Jorge David Glas Espinel receives political asylum from Mexico despite his history of corruption in Ecuador

It should be noted that the political history of Jorge Glas has been stained by corruption accusations against him, during his management alongside Rafael Correa.

This led him to step the Latacunga prison in 20218where he remained for five years following several cases related to corruption.

However, Jorge Glas obtained freedom in November 2022, after pointing out that the accusations against him were the product of a political persecution.

In addition to this, Jorge Glas is now being investigated by the Ecuadorian authorities for the crime of embezzlement in the case of reconstruction of Manabí, which led him to request asylum in Mexico.

Jorge Glas was also accused of being related to the Odebrecht case while serving as minister of Strategic Sectors between 2010 and 2012.

Currently, Jorge David Glas Espinel is political protégé of Mexico, in accordance with the 1954 Diplomatic Asylum Convention, as stated in the statement.

In said document, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE) also rejected the declaration of persona non grata of the Emabajdora Raquel Serur Smeke.

The decision on political asylum will be officially communicated to the Ecuadorian authorities along with the request that they grant the respective safe passage, said the SRE.

2024-04-09 18:41:04