The government of Mexico announced on Thursday that it has already filed a lawsuit against Ecuador before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the police raid on its embassy in Quito and also requested the suspension of the Andean country as a member of the United Nations if it does not comply. sorry.
On April 5, Ecuadorian police entered the Mexican diplomatic headquarters and captured former vice president Jorge Glas, accused of corruption and who had been taking refuge there since December. Faced with “an imminent risk of escape,” the government of President Daniel Noboa assured that it requested the diplomatic legation to hand over the former official or authorize the entry of the police, which did not happen.
“The claims are very forceful: first, judge and declare that Ecuador is responsible for the damage that the violations of its international obligations have caused and continue to cause to Mexico,” reported Mexican Foreign Minister Alicia Bárcena at a press conference.
“Second, the suspension of Ecuador as a member of the United Nations organization as soon as a public apology is not issued recognizing the violations and the fundamental principles and norms of international law,” he added.
Mexico had recently granted political asylum to Glas and the raid on its embassy in Quito caused the breakdown of bilateral relations and international condemnation.
The Government of Ecuador maintains that Mexico's offer of asylum to the former vice president – found guilty of receiving bribes from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for government contracts in the South American nation – was illegal, and accused the government headed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador of abusing of diplomatic immunities and privileges.
Foreign Minister Bárcena said that representatives of the Mexican government have already submitted the request for proceedings against Ecuador to the ICJ.
“It is so important to avoid the repetition of these cases that the international court of justice will be able to present the expulsion of the State that violates international law quickly and expeditiously before the UN Security Council, avoiding the veto of its members,” he added. .
[Con información de Reuters y AP]
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