Ecuador Faces Outrage After Storming Mexican Embassy to Arrest Former Vice President

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• Ecuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas
• Mexico said it will file a case against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice on Monday after the late Friday night arrest of Glas prompted Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to order the immediate suspension of diplomatic ties with Quito.
• Under diplomatic norms, embassies are considered protected spaces. It marks the culmination of a series of diplomatic provocations between Mexico and Ecuador this week.
• Glas served under leftist ex-President Rafael Correa between 2013 and 2017. He had most recently been accused by Ecuadorian authorities of embezzling government funds meant to help rebuild after a devastating 2016 earthquake.
• Following his arrest, a host of Latin American countries rallied around Mexico to condemn Ecuador. Several pointed to a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and some also pointed to a breach of Glas's right to asylum.
• Nicaragua has joined Mexico in severing diplomatic ties with Ecuador. The right-wing Argentinian government called for full observance of the provisions of that international instrument as well as the obligations arising from the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
• Left-wing Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Glas's right to asylum was barbarically violated while Honduras President Xiomara Castro said the assault on the embassy constitutes an intolerable act for the international community.
• United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Ecuador's raid on Mexico's embassy and reaffirmed that diplomatic premises are inviolable.

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• Mexico said it will file a case against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice on Monday after the late Friday night arrest of Glas prompted Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to order the immediate suspension of diplomatic ties with Quito. In a post on X, Obrador called the act a 'flagrant violation'.

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• Mexico added that its embassy in Ecuador will remain closed indefinitely, as will its consular services.
• <p>St^éphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said Guterres reaffirmed <i>'the cardinal principle of the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel.'</i></p>
• Some also pointed to a breach of Glas's right to asylum.
• The breach of diplomatic convention has sent shockwaves through the region

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• President Daniel Noboa's ability to show that he can restore law and order to the nation of nearly 18 million may prove critical to his re-election, as it means tackling the country's gangs and corruption within the government.
• Ecuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas
• Mexico granted Glas asylum hours before the raid. The decision was made by President Daniel Noboa after considering Glas' imminent flight risk and exhausting all possibilities for diplomatic dialogue with Mexico.

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• Mexico granted Jorge Glas asylum hours before Ecuadorian police broke through its embassy doors in Quito. The decision was made by President Daniel Noboa after considering Glas' imminent flight risk and exhausting all possibilities for diplomatic dialogue with Mexico.

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• The author implies that President Noboa's re-election hopes were what motivated the arrest of an Ecuadorean politician taking refuge at the Mexican Embassy. However, there is no evidence to support this claim.

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• Analysts believe that President Daniel Noboa's re-election hopes are what motivated the arrest of a politician taking refuge at the Mexican Embassy.

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• >President Daniel Noboa has been faced with flagging approval ratings amid rising violence weeks before a referendum that could affect his prospects for re-election next year. The spat with Mexico, which suspended diplomatic relations, may be just what he needed.<br>Mr. Noboa's office said that the arrest had gone forward because Mexico had abused the immunities and privileges granted to the diplomatic mission, but the message it sent was also in keeping line with Mr. Noboa's hardhanded approach to tackling violence and graft in Ecuador.<br>Mr. Noboa's ability to show that he can restore law and order to the nation of nearly 18 million may prove critical to his re-election, and that means tackling the country's gangs, as well as corruption within the government that has enabled criminal groups.

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• Genevieve Glatsky is an owner and editor-in-chief of El Universo newspaper in Quito.

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• The president of El Salvador jailed over 1% of the country's population. This includes many children who have seen one or both parents detained by police.
• Bukele is trying to break the cycle of violence in El Salvador with his crackdown on gangs. However, concerns have been raised about the impact this may have on future generations and whether it will lead to a new wave of gang warfare.

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• The article reports on the impact of President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gang violence in El Salvador.

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• Mexico granted Glas asylum hours before the raid. The decision was made by President Daniel Noboa after considering Glas' imminent flight risk and exhausting all possibilities for diplomatic dialogue with Mexico.
• Ecuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas
• Under diplomatic norms, embassies are considered protected spaces. It marks the culmination of a series of diplomatic provocations between Mexico and Ecuador this week.
• The breach of diplomatic convention has sent shockwaves through the region, with Latin American leaders from across the political spectrum condemning the incident.

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• The article states that police found 7 bodies, 5 of them decapitated and one dismembered in Mexico's fifth largest city. This information is not related to the arrest of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas.
• The author claims that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the severing of diplomatic relations with Ecuador following the arrest of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. However, this statement is false as no such announcement was made by López Obrador.

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