Ecuador has summoned the Argentine ambassador Gabriel Fuks to make him answer questions about the escape of former minister María de los Ángeles Duarte from the embassy of that country in Quito.
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Well, she was taken there as a refugee and it was where she was for more than two and a half years to avoid going to jail for a corruption conviction.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility indicated in a statement that the diplomat has been summoned this Tuesday to:
“Respond to some queries made by the Ecuadorian State regarding details that were reported in a meeting held last night in relation to the escape of the fugitive from Ecuadorian justice María Duarte.”
“Given some inconsistencies in the information, the Ecuadorian government has requested confirmation of new data that would be delivered today”indicated.
And he added that the Ecuadorian Police have activated the search block to find the whereabouts of Duarte.
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On Monday, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry indicated that the escape of Duarte, a minister in the administration of former progressive president Rafael Correa (2007-2017):
The Ecuadorian Executive was warned by the Foreign Minister of Argentina, Santiago Cafiero.
“Cafiero communicated with the (Ecuadorian) Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Holguín and told him that Mrs. María Duarte escaped from the Argentine Embassy in Quito…
Without the knowledge of the staff of your Embassy who kept the fugitive from Ecuadorian Justice in their jurisdiction, “said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In addition, it pointed out that the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luis Vayas, had:
“Conversed immediately with the Argentine ambassador in Ecuador, Gabriel Fuks, to learn more details about this situation.”
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Duarte Asylum was communicated on December 1, 2022
The Government of the President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, had informed the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry on December 1 of its decision to grant Duarte asylum…
Who had been a refugee in the Argentine embassy in Quito with her minor son since August 12, 2020.
However, the government of conservative Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso opposed granting Duarte the safe-conduct that would allow her to leave Ecuador without being arrested.
The law firm that defends Correa, also convicted of corruption, stated that the Lasso government allegedly:
He had violated international law by denying a safe-conduct for Duarte to go to Argentina.
The Belgian law firm Ius Cogens, which is also defending various Correa collaborators accused of corruption, had assured that:
“Argentina had the right and duty to grant asylum to María de los Ángeles Duarte”…
Who in 2020 was sentenced to eight years in prison for bribery in the case that became known as “Bribes”.
In which Correa and other former collaborators of his were also sentenced.
Although the defendants deny the charges and assure that it is a judicial persecution (“lawfare”) organized by their political adversaries…
The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry has ensured that the trial against Duarte concluded before the current government assumed power in May 2021.
Duarte, who held the Public Works portfolio between February 19, 2015 and January 6, 2017…
She considers herself to be politically persecuted and denies the charges against her, just like former President Correa, who claims refugee status in Belgium, which blocks an extradition request from the Ecuadorian Justice.
Correa, who has lived in Belgium since 2017, has maintained a close relationship with the current Argentine president and with Vice President Cristina Fernández.
With information from EFE
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