The sanction adds a new page to the conflict between President Novoa and Verónica Abad, where there were already complaints involved.
He Ministry of Labor of Ecuador decided to suspend this Saturday for 150 days without remuneration the vice president, Veronica Abaddue to a ”unjustified abandonment of work for three or more consecutive work days”.
According to the resolution, Abad – who also She is Ecuador’s ambassador to Israel– did not appear at the Ecuadorian embassy in Türkiye on September 1, as scheduled. It was only eight days (five business days) later that the politician arrived at the scene, which is why they decreed that ”abandonment of work”. This transfer to Turkish territory arose in the context of the increase in tension in Gaza, for security reasons.
Thus, the Government report sanctioned the vice president with the suspension of her remuneration for 150 days, calling the late presentation in Türkiye a “serious fault.”
Conflict between Abad and Noboa
Abad began her duties as ambassador in November 2023, after being appointed by the president. Daniel Noboawith whom he had multiple frictions. However, he was against the appointment and the president on repeated occasions: at the end of September, She insisted that the authorities aim to prevent her from assuming the presidency when it is his turn to replace him on the electoral campaign days established by the National Electoral Council.
At that moment, he launched: ”His actions and what he has done through his ministers of an entire cabinet striving to ensure that this constitutional order cannot be given”.
Furthermore, in August The vice president denounced Noboa for alleged ”political gender violence” before the Contentious Electoral Court, something that the president rejected in a statement: ”She wants the president of the Republic out of power, so that she can assume that position. If there was any doubt about his intentions, today the mask finally fell off (…) It is evident that the vice president plays a role in a much larger plot.”
This lawsuit had a hearing on Friday, where Abad substantiated his accusation and other senior officials of his administration, alleging eight alleged attacks. In that line, requested sanctions against Noboa himself; and also against the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabriela Sommerfeldpresidential advisor Diana Jacome and the former vice minister of Government Esteban Torres.
Source: Ambito
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