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- Mexico has accused Ecuador of violating world rule by storming nan Mexican Embassy successful Quito.
- Tensions betwixt Mexico and Ecuador escalated pursuing nan raid, which occurred aft Mexico granted asylum to Jorge Glas, a convicted criminal.
- Latin American leaders criticized nan ambush arsenic a breach of nan Vienna Convention connected Diplomatic Relations.
Mexico took Ecuador to nan apical U.N. court connected Tuesday, accusing nan federation of violating world rule by storming nan Mexican Embassy successful Quito to apprehension a erstwhile vice president who had conscionable been granted asylum by Mexico.
The April 5 raid, hours aft Mexico granted asylum to erstwhile Vice President Jorge Glas, spiked tensions that had been brewing betwixt nan 2 countries since Glas, a convicted criminal and fugitive, took refuge astatine nan embassy successful December.
Leaders crossed Latin America condemned nan ambush arsenic a blatant usurpation of nan Vienna Convention connected Diplomatic Relations.
MEXICO WANTS UN TO SUSPEND ECUADOR OVER ITS POLICE RAID ON THE MEXICAN EMBASSY IN QUITO
Ecuador said Glas was wanted connected corruption convictions and not for governmental reasons, and has based on that Mexico granting asylum to a convicted criminal was itself a usurpation of nan Vienna convention.
Judge Nawaf Salam, 2nd right, presides complete nan International Court of Justice successful The Hague, Netherlands, connected April 30, 2024, wherever Mexico took Ecuador to nan United Nations' apical court. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Two mornings of preliminary hearings astatine nan International Court of Justice are focused connected Mexico’s petition for interim orders known arsenic provisional measures to beryllium put successful unit while nan lawsuit progresses done nan tribunal — a process apt to return galore months.
Among nan measures Mexico is seeking are for nan world tribunal 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.
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In its lawsuit revenge April 11, Mexico besides asked nan tribunal to grant reparation and suspend Ecuador from nan United Nations.
On Monday, Ecuador besides revenge a lawsuit astatine nan International Court of Justice, accusing Mexico of utilizing its embassy to "shield Mr. Glas from enforcement by Ecuador of its criminal law" and arguing that nan actions "constituted, among different things, a blatant misuse of nan premises of a negotiated mission."
It asked nan tribunal to norm that Mexico's actions breached a number of world conventions. No day was instantly group for hearings successful nan lawsuit revenge by Ecuador.
