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Ecuador revenge a title Monday astatine nan apical U.N. tribunal complete what it called Mexico’s forbidden move to assistance governmental asylum to a erstwhile Ecuadorian vice president, which led to Ecuador’s highly criticized ambush connected a Mexican embassy earlier this month.
The Ecuadorian title astatine nan International Court of Justice successful nan Netherlands intensifies a high-profile negotiated quarrel pinch Mexico, which has revenge its ain title pinch nan sheet alleging that Ecuador’s highly different April 5 ambush to apprehension Jorge Glas was illegal.
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Ecuador’s counterclaim is that Glas was a fugitive wanted connected corruption convictions and not for governmental reasons, and that truthful he was not eligible for Mexico’s negotiated protection. Ecuadorian authorities forcibly entered nan Mexican embassy successful Quito to apprehension nan erstwhile Ecuadorian vice president hours aft Mexico granted him asylum.
Supporters of erstwhile Vice President Jorge Glas cheer aft an Ecuadorian tribunal of justness declared that his apprehension wrong Mexico's embassy was illegal, successful Quito, Ecuador, April 12, 2024. Ecuador announced connected Monday, April 29, that it is suing Mexico earlier nan International Court of Justice for granting governmental asylum to Glas who was later imprisoned aft a break-in astatine nan country's embassy successful Quito, triggering nan rupture of negotiated relations betwixt Ecuador and Mexico. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Mexico grounded to comply pinch "its obligations not to assistance asylum to group who are being prosecuted aliases connected proceedings for communal crimes aliases person been convicted by competent mean courts," Ecuador's Foreign Ministry said successful a statement.
Glas, who was convicted successful 2 corruption cases, had been surviving astatine nan negotiated compound successful Ecuador’s capital, Quito, since December. He is now being held astatine a maximum information situation astatine nan larboard metropolis of Guayaquil.
The tribunal said successful a connection that Ecuador "accuses Mexico of unlawfully granting Mr Glas governmental asylum and of interfering successful its soul affairs."
Security camera video released by Mexico’s authorities shows that Ecuadorian constabulary scaled nan embassy walls and collapsed into nan building. Roberto Canseco, Mexico’s caput of consular affairs successful Ecuador, tried to support them from entering, moreover pushing a ample furniture successful beforehand of a door. But constabulary restrained him and pushed him to nan level arsenic they carried Glas out.
Authorities are presently investigating Glas complete alleged irregularities during his guidance of reconstruction efforts pursuing a powerful earthquake successful 2016 that killed hundreds of people. He antecedently was convicted connected 2 abstracted bribery and corruption cases.
Diplomatic premises are considered overseas ungraded and "inviolable" nether nan Vienna treaties and big state rule enforcement agencies are not allowed to participate without support from nan ambassador.
Legal experts, Latin American presidents and diplomats swiftly condemned Ecuador's highly uncommon show of force. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro moreover ordered nan closure of his country’s embassy and consulates successful Ecuador successful solidarity pinch Mexico.
Immediately aft nan raid, Mexico collapsed negotiated relations pinch Ecuador, recalled its negotiated unit and closed its embassy and consulates. Days later, it revenge a title pinch nan court.
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In its lawsuit revenge April 11, Mexico asked nan World Court to bid Ecuador to return "appropriate and contiguous steps to supply afloat protection and information of negotiated premises" and forestall immoderate further intrusions. It besides wants Ecuador to fto Mexico clear its negotiated premises and nan homes of its diplomats successful nan country.
Mexico besides asked nan tribunal to grant reparation and suspend Ecuador from nan United Nations. Hearings connected Mexico's lawsuit are group to statesman Tuesday.
