The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), based in Washington, this Monday called on Ecuador to protect the life of former Vice President Jorge Glas, He has been held in a maximum security prison since April 6 following a brutal raid by Ecuadorian police on the Mexican embassy in Quito.

This is stated in the IACHR statement. “Your concern about the events surrounding the invasion of the Mexican Embassy in Quito” and called for “compliance with international standards of immunity for diplomatic missions and those who administer diplomatic asylum in the region.”

In addition, he called on Ecuador to “take the necessary measures to protect the rights to life and security of Jorge Glas, beneficiary of the precautions provided by the IACHR.”

The Inter-American Commission recalled that December 31, 2019 decided to “grant precautionary measures in favor of Mr. Jorge David Glas Espinel.” in accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of its Regulations.”

On this occasion, he asked the Ecuadorian state to take “the necessary measures to protect the rights to life and security of person” of Glas, who was vice president from 2013 to 2017, during his presidential term. Rafael Correa (from 2007 to 2017)and also at the beginning of the mandate Lenin Moreno (from 2017 to 2021).

The IACHR obliged Ecuador apply measures “best suited” to Glas’s personal circumstances, who had requested the IACHR’s intervention a year earlier while he was in prison on two final convictions for bribery and unlawful organization.

Inter-American Commission sought to “protect the rights” of Glawho then required “medical care and attention” because he was “allegedly being threatened in prison.”

In its letter this Monday, the IACHR assures that the Ecuadorian State “has periodically reported on the implementation of the precautionary measures prescribed by the Commission, but stressed that “although the circumstances of Mr. Jorge Glas have changed, Precautionary measures remain in effect to this day.”

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In addition, the IACHR declared that took note of the resolution condemning the incursion of the Ecuadorian police To the Mexican Embassy in Quito, issued on April 10 by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), of which it is a part.

The OAS Declaration also calls for Recognize the importance of respecting the integrity of diplomatic headquarters and “comply with its obligations under the Vienna Convention and the 1954 Diplomatic Asylum Convention.”

Glas has been at the Mexican Embassy in Quito since December 17 and a few days later he asked for asylum in order to be recognized as politically persecutedrejecting all charges and convictions against him, which he calls “legitimacy” (the use of the judicial apparatus against political opponents).

Subsequently, his arrest and detention was ordered in connection with the reconstruction work after the strong earthquake in 2016, where he is located. charged with alleged embezzlement (embezzlement).

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Besides, He still had to serve an eight-year sentence for convictions of bribery and corruption that he did not follow through on when he was released from prison at the end of 2022 thanks to a judicial precaution order.

Forced entry into the Mexican embassy when Glas had already been granted asylum, was declared illegal and arbitrary by the Ecuadorian courtThe Mexican government severed relations with the Andean country and condemned it at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, considering it a violation of international law and its national sovereignty.

(according to information from EFE)