The president of the National Assembly, Henry Kronflehas denied, through an official statement issued on the organization’s X account, that the former Socialist Christian legislator Pablo Muentes (accused by the Prosecutor’s Office of enriching himself using the judges of the Guayaquil Court of Justice) is an official of the Assembly.
“Mr. Muentes is not and has not been part of the management led by engineer Henry Kronfle, since November 17, 2023, as president of the National Assembly”reads a statement released by the Legislature and retweeted by Kronfle.
They add, «Regarding the photo on the balcony of the Carondelet Palace, on December 5, 2023, we inform that former assemblyman Muentes was not invited nor was he part of the official delegation that accompanied the President of the National Assembly to the change of office ceremony. guard, but of the people who organized the event».
Dismissal of the Prosecutor
Kronfle, who is in Spain, on an official visit, has also announced that the attorney general of Ecuador, Diana Salazarwill be subjected to impeachment in the National Assembly, as the Citizen Revolution (RC) has requested, but said that this party will not get the votes necessary for it to be sanctioned.
In statements to EFE in Madrid, he explained that RC, of former president Rafael Correa (2007-2017), has 51 of the 137 assembly members that make up the plenary session, but at least 70 votes are necessary for disapproval.
Kronfle pointed out that both his party (Social Cristiano) like the ruling ADN of the President of the Republic, Daniel Noboa, Construye, and independent parliamentarians are not going to support the impeachment.
“The sum does not matter if only Revolución Ciudadana, which has 51 seats, votes in favor, but the rest of the chamber, in general terms, does not”summarized.
Salazar brought the accusation for which Correa, who has lived in Belgium permanently since leaving power in 2017, was convicted and disqualified. He was sentenced in 2020 to eight years in prison for bribery.
RC has requested parliamentary oversight of Salazar “for his countless breaches” of the Constitution and the laws.
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