Quito/Prensa Latina
The former vice president of Ecuador, Jorge Glas, plans to meet with the German consul here to talk about his legal situation, while he remains held today in a maximum security prison.
During the habeas corpus hearing raised for Glas’s defense, the former official mentioned that the European country is seeking to establish contact with him because he is a German citizen.
Ecuador awaits today the decision of the National Court of Justice on the habeas corpus request of the former vice president, detained during the assault on the Mexican embassy.
The court hearing, which began the day before at 4:00 p.m. (local time), was extended until 4:00 a.m. (local time) this Friday and will resume this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. (local time).
Glas, who is on hunger strike in La Roca prison, in the coastal city of Guayaquil, asked the court to return his asylum status, while the authorities asserted that this is not a possibility because there are sentences against him. and an arrest warrant.
The violent entry of the military and police into the Mexican Embassy in this capital continues to cause repudiation in the international community, the breaking of diplomatic relations with that nation, a complaint against Ecuador before the International Court of Justice, and the request that the South American country be suspended from the UN.
#Glas #plans #meet #German #consul #Ecuador
