The German magazine Spiegel indicated on April 10 that the German Government is seeking to contact Ecuador for the case of the former vice president Jorge Glasdetained in the prison known as The rockbecause he also has the citizenship of the European country.
«We are following the case of Mr. Glas and we are trying to establish direct contact with the Ecuadorian authorities,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the aforementioned magazine.
The German nationality of Glas It is not well known, but he himself has confirmed it in past years. Precisely in 2017 during a radio interview he said that he has a German passport because of his grandfather.
«Yes, I have a German passport. Since many years. I am of German descent. I am of German descent. My grandfather came here fleeing from Nazism. Ecuador«He said at that time.
Jorge Glas is being held in prison The Rock of Guayaquil since the previous weekend, after he was detained at the Mexican Embassy in Quito, which provoked international reproach to Ecuador and a condemnation of the OAS on April 10.
Ecuavisa reports Glas He spoke with his defenders electronically and said that he was tortured by the police who detained him at the diplomatic headquarters.
Likewise, his lawyer said that Glas He declared a hunger strike.
On April 9, the former vice president was taken to a hospital due to a decompensation in his health because he refused to eat, said the National Service for Attention to Persons Deprived of Liberty (SNAI).
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