On Friday, Ecuadorian security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito and arrested ex-Vice President Jorge Glas. He was now transferred from prison to a clinic – the 54-year-old refused to eat.
Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas has been taken to hospital after his arrest during the storming of the Mexican embassy in the Ecuadorian capital Quito. The South American country’s prison authorities said on Monday (local time) that he refused to eat and was then transferred to the clinic. The 54-year-old is in a naval hospital in Guayaquil and his condition is stable. Glas should remain under observation before he is returned to prison.
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.
Source: Stern
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