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The Ecuadorian Government appeared on Tuesday, April 9, before the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), where it once again justified its raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, accusing Mexico of improperly using political asylum tools. Meanwhile, the condemnations of that irruption increase. The White House condemned the operation after learning of the images inside the diplomatic legation, which will be used by the Mexican Government in its announced lawsuit before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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The complex diplomatic crisis between Mexico and Ecuador continues to accumulate tension. The Ecuadorian Vice Minister of Human Mobility, Alejandro Dávalos, was sent by the Government of Daniel Noboa to defend before the OAS the official position of Ecuador regarding the violent entry of police forces into the Mexican embassy on April 5.
That day, at night, by order of the Ecuadorian president, Daniel Noboa, the country's police broke into the Mexican embassy to arrest Jorge Glas, vice president during the mandate of Rafael Correa (2007-2017) prosecuted for corruption and who has just been granted asylum by Mexico.
“We expected that Mexico would arrange for the departure of Glas, who did not meet the requirements for asylum and who in no way can be considered politically persecuted,” Dávalos expressed before the OAS, noting that, for the Ecuadorian Government, the Mexican representation was “hindering the functioning of the Ecuadorian judicial system.”
The Secretary General of the OAS, Luis Almagro, flatly rejected the Ecuadorian position, stating that justifying the transgression of international law by domestic legislation would be “to erase with a stroke of the pen the most fundamental rule.” Almagro was clear that Ecuador's actions “cannot remain a precedent.”
The events that have occurred in Quito and that have affected the inviolability of the diplomatic mission of Mexico violate fundamental principles of universal, American, conventional and customary international law. My words at the extraordinary Council meeting… pic.twitter.com/pA6XAePOfi
— Luis Almagro (@Almagro_OEA2015) April 9, 2024
The emergency meeting on April 9 did not include the participation of the Mexican representative before the organization, Luz Elena Baños, since it was a session convened by Ecuador. On April 10, Colombia and Bolivia requested another session at the OAS to address what happened at the embassy, where Baños is expected to be present.
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The White House condemns Ecuador's action
On April 9, the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, revealed a part of the footage from the security cameras of the embassy in Quito, where you can see how the Ecuadorian security forces enter the diplomatic headquarters.
“We cannot allow something like this to be forgotten. We will not remain silent,” said the Mexican president after showing the video, which, he said, will be used to promote a formal case against Ecuador in the International Court of Justice.
▶️ The world witnessed the violence, abuse and subjugation of our Mexican personnel at the hands of the Ecuadorian police, as well as the violation of the immunity of our embassy in Ecuador.
Mexico will go to international courts and tribunals with the support of countries… pic.twitter.com/rhU5I2PQsR
— Foreign Affairs (@SRE_mx) April 9, 2024
After learning of the content of the videos, the White House condemned the operation by Daniel Noboa's government and noted that it was a “violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, including the use of force against embassy officials.”
“The Ecuadorian government ignored its obligations under international law as a host state to respect the inviolability of diplomatic missions and endangered the foundations of basic diplomatic norms and relations,” said White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. during a press conference this April 9.
Secrecy surrounding the state of health of Jorge Glas
After being arrested by the Ecuadorian Police during the violent raid on the Mexican embassy, where he was receiving political asylum, former Vice President Jorge Glas was transferred to 'La Roca', a maximum security prison on the outskirts of Guayaquil, on April 6. Since then, his legal team claims to be unaware of his exact whereabouts.
Glas's defense explains that the information they have received about the health status of the former Ecuadorian vice president during Rafael Correa's period has been scarce. He at the same time criticized the “hermeticism” that exists within the prison.
Andrés Villegas, part of the former official's legal team, revealed that the prison authorities informed him on April 8 that the patrol officers realized that Glas was not waking up, so he was sent to a medical center. After managing to stabilize him, the former Correísta vice president was returned to prison.
“What alarms us terribly is this secrecy (…) that they have not given us official, reliable, updated information at all times,” Villegas lamented in an interview with the EFE agency, adding that Glas has multiple illnesses.
On April 8, Glas' team presented a writ of habeas corpus – for the protection of citizens from detentions considered illegal – before an Ecuadorian court that, if accepted, would force the Noboa Government to hand over the former vice president in the closest Mexican diplomatic representation to the country.
The resolution of the case is expected to materialize within 24 hours, according to Villegas.
With EFE and Reuters
