Storming of the Mexican embassy
After arrest: Ecuador’s ex-vice president taken from prison to clinic
Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas is accused of corruption
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On Friday, Ecuadorian security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested ex-Vice President Jorge Glas. Now he has been transferred from prison to a clinic – the 54-year-old refused to eat.
Imprisoned ex-vice president of Ecuador refused to eat for 24 hours
According to the statement from the prison authority, Glas did not report to roll call on Monday. He apparently became ill after refusing to eat for 24 hours, they said. Local media reported, citing a police report, that Glas fell into a “self-induced coma” after taking antidepressants.
Ecuadorian security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito on Friday and arrested Glas, a corruption suspect who had previously been granted political asylum by Mexico. The incident sparked international criticism, and Mexico cut its diplomatic relations with Ecuador.
Mexico wants to go to the International Court of Justice for storming the embassy
A Brussels-based lawyer for Glas told the AFP news agency on Monday that she feared for her client’s life. “I believe that Jorge Glas is in great danger, in imminent danger, in the hands of the (Ecuadorian) government. It was a kidnapping and I believe that they could kill him at any moment,” said Sonia Vera.
As a result of the storming of the embassy in Quito, Mexico announced that it would go to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) plan to discuss possible sanctions against Ecuador at a virtual summit on Friday, the group’s chair, Honduran President Xiomara Castro, said on Monday.